We need more Democracy, not more Nationalism
Dr Rao VBJ Chelikani It is too late to start cultivating ‘political nationalism’ in India now, which never existed in the past. The concept of nationalism has already been tried elsewhere in Europe with catastrophic consequences, and discarded after much bloodshed. In history, for that matter, no pure nation ever existed, and all political states are a concoction of varied people who moved in and settled at different dates. All human beings have always been settlers, ever since they started coming out of the forests in search of plain lands…
Indian Democracy Agenda: 1947 to 2047
Dr.Rao VBJ Chelikani This year's Independence Day on August 15 2022, without any doubt, was a day to celebrate the achievement of independence from the Britishers by extraordinary means i.e. by non-violent means and by mobilising together people of very diverse origins. While celebrating, we should not let this occasion be a ritual and symbolic, as symbols often replace the substance and make us forget the purpose. Every time, we should recollect and reflect upon the events, as history has never been a plain mirror reflecting…
Civil Society Operations : Are they Opposed to Development?
Dr. Rao VBJ Chelikani Recent trends indicate that our NGOs are becoming more and more efficient in their management capacities and are in a collaborative mindset with the governments in the interest of scaling up their operations in multifarious domains. They are proving to be a fertile source for social innovations. Departing, vastly, from the traditional ‘poor feeding’ approach, the new generation of NGOs place high value on the worth and dignity of the needy person and treat him with respect. There is a definite cost-effectiveness in their …
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