(The article was originally published in April 2024 issue of Transformations Parivartan – An India Habitat Centre Publication) What is the true meaning of freedom? This one question has bothered the human mind for millennia. Is freedom just a physical and political idea? Or it also has got any metaphysical and spiritual dimension to it? […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on June 01, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) AT A CONFERENCE in the European Parliament earlier this week, I noticed an interesting trend among some European political thinkers. There is palpable worry and deep distress that the […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on May 25, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Buddhists and Hindus recently celebrated Buddha Purnima, birth anniversary of the great spiritual leader and social reformer born some three millennia ago. “Imagine there were a man struck by […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on May 18, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT, a celebrated US president, had once cautioned that “democ-racy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely”. Poll-time rhetoric from political […]
Second in the series of Dr Madhav’s musings, The Indian Reality – Changing Narratives, Shifting Perceptions is the story of the new reality that has overtaken countries and populations. The diversified agendas of altered societies call for newer understanding and discourses. This has also enthused a new wave of excitement in India too. The last decade was witness […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on May 11, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) EVA VLAARDINGERBROEK, A young conservative political activist from the Netherlands, has become famous after YouTube decided to pull down a video of her speech at a recent Conservative Political […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on May 4, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Ren Chonghao is a commentator on Chinese geopolitics on social media platforms like Bilibili and Weibo, the Chinese equivalents of YouTube and Twitter. At a recent online conference, Chonghao […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on April 27, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) Brussels, the seat of European Parliament, witnessed a unique tussle between the Conservatives and the Liberals recently. Rising popularity of the conservative political movements in Europe seems to have […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on April 20, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) As election fever peaks, political discourse in India is becoming shriller. The Opposition makes a curious argument about the lack of a “level playing field”. It also portrays the […]
(The article was originally published in Indian Express on April 13, 2024 as a part of Dr Madhav’s column titled ‘Ram Rajya’. Views expressed are personal.) B R Ambedkar is remembered for his great contribution to the meticulous drafting of the Constitution of free India. Some seek to belittle his contribution by arguing that the […]
