Decoding Democracy

Politics Of Cynicism: Distance Breeds Distrust

Tucked safely in his well-equipped home in the suburbs of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, this young man, all of…

June 12, 2022

Hey Liberal! The New Cuss Word With Missing Pungency

What does the term 'liberal' mean exactly? In the current political discourse it is as much a prejorative expression as…

December 6, 2020

New Project India: Why It’s Doomed To Fail Without Reconciliation Among Hindus

  The old, overarching vision of India is collapsing. It is too early to judge whether it is for good…

November 26, 2020

Outrage Over Arnab Goswami’s Arrest: Confused Morality Of Our Politicised Minds

It's outrage time on social media again. This time it is over the arrest of Arnab Goswami by the Maharashtra…

November 9, 2020

When Chaos Is Order: Has Democracy Reached The Dead End?

Forbearance, a factor critical to sustainability of democracy, is collapsing across the world. Maybe for good reason. Democracies catered to…

November 4, 2020

Year 2035: Welcome To Trollocracy

Trollocracy. Some call it the anarchist's utopia. A few would prefer the word dystopia. But everything in the universe is…

October 21, 2020

Peep Into The Mind Of A Bhakt: Where Pragmatism And Surrender Of Self Worth Co-Exist

'Bhakt' is a maligned word in our world. In the current definition, the word refers to a person prone to…

October 10, 2020

Life In The Troll’s World: It’s Orwellian, It’s Bizarre; But Let’s Accept, It’s Real

Hate them as much as you like. Summon the choicest words to describe them - unintelligent, ill-informed, mean, malicious, bhakt,…

October 3, 2020

One Party Hegemony: When Opposition Abandons Its Role In Democracy

The stubborn refusal of the Congress top leadership to revive the party is confounding indeed. The recent fracas over a…

September 2, 2020

Protest Through The Lenses: People’s Alienation In Our Cinema

In our movies many decades ago, the police landed on the scene after the hero was done with his heroics.…

August 28, 2020