Constitution of India
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Dharms are Natural Democrats
The indigenous record was procedurally rich and narrow. The colonial record was procedurally borrowed and narrow. In 1950 Delhi adopted universal adult suffrage at a stroke, literacy under a fifth,…
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Culture
Does Indian history matter ?
Asking whether Indian history matters, the author argues it matters less as a record of a civilisation that did not industrialise alone than where it responds creatively to the industrialised…
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The Middle Path: Towards a Liberal Conservatism in India (Part 3)
In the third of three posts, the author sets out an ‘Anglo-Dharmic’ liberal conservative framework for India, assessing the Nehruvian state’s treatment of Indian Muslims and then domestic and foreign…
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Politics
India Still Rising (b)
A poll asking whether the Indian constitution should be amended to give full freedom of speech to all people.
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Politics
From Buddha’s 3 Gems to Allah’s Universal Sovereignty: South Asian Preambles
Comparing the preambles of South Asian constitutions, from a Buddhist invocation to Allah’s sovereignty in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the post argues a preamble shows the ideals and founding myths a…
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Politics
Mr Modi, please tear down this wall
A reproduced open letter from a Gandhi family member urging Narendra Modi to respect the Constitution’s guarantees to minorities and to rethink the idea of the nation. The poster approves…
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Politics
Chanakya-II (sequel opens May 16)
The poster expects no absolute majority before 16 May, arguing the President would then hold maximum power, and recounts the recent Delhi episode involving Kejriwal and the Lieutenant Governor. It…
