Rajeev Bhargava is professor of political theory and Indian political thought, a prolific writer, and the Director of Parekh Institute of Indian Thought, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies,
In India, the existence of deep religious diversity has ensured a conceptual response not only to problems within but also between religions. Without taking it as a blue print, the west must examine the Indian conception and learn from it, regarding peace between communities, community-specific ri
By virtue of their legitimate capacity to throw "paper stones" at their ostensible rulers, ordinary people have begun to feel that those rulers can be made accountable.
Radical
The reality of the “multicultural”, describing the mere presence of many cultures within a society, has been present in India for several millennia. But “multiculturalism” is different: it is a
Antara Dev Sen provides a wonderful overview of the magic and surprise of the Indian election, and especially the way the media separated themselves from Indian realities. The ordinary Indian
Hindu nationalists think of themselves as a large Indian joint family, a parivar. And perhaps rightly so, for they are propelled by a family of closely-related ideas and, put together,
The great Indian economist Amartya Sen has proposed the mind-opening idea that democracy is a protection against famine. Rajeev Bhargava takes up the theme. How can political freedom help the
It is with much relief that I write this piece from New Delhi. Good sense has finally prevailed. On 14 July, the government declined the United States governments request
See also:
- The Asian Social Forum: a new public space
Kamal Chenoy
- The World Social Forum 2003: a personal impression
Achin Vanaik
What impressions do ordinary people have
I have recently returned from Gujarat.
Ever since the tumultuous events which followed the Godhra incident of 27 February 2002 when the burning of two train carriages at Godhra, in
India, the world’s largest democracy, is in danger. Fundamentalists, religious fanatics and a corrupt government have combined to threaten its future as a constitutional, democratic state. The challenge to
In recent months, the state of Gujarat in western India has witnessed horrendous massacres of Muslims by Hindu nationalist gangs. openDemocracys New Delhi editor sees the violence as the
