Emerging Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs)
Dr Rao VBJ Chelikani It is a fact that more and more Indians are living in urban areas, mostly in Colony Welfare Associations, apartment buildings and Gated Communities. They are a hard-working middleclass forming self-governing micro-urban communities and manage themselves to increase their standard of living. They strive to be more and more productive and are maintaining a growth rate of our economy, year after year. The municipalities in which they live are receiving good revenue as property tax. They pay all kinds of direct and indirect ta…
Relations with Neighbouring States
Dr Rao VBJ Chelikani People are separated by borders due to historical events, mostly by settlement of migrants, encroachments and annexations. There were, and there would be no 'natural' or ideal borders, and the people living within them are not the private property of the political state. The states have been formed historically and very often by separating people who live on the same sources of living like forests, rivers and sea-beds. People who have the same religion, language, race or tribe are separated for political reasons. A…
We the People of the Whole World
Dr. Rao VBJ Chelikani 1. Scourge of the World Wars: Soon after the scourge of two World Wars, the United Nations Organisation asserts the primacy of the people, wherever they are, and their aspirations for peace and development in global governance. Though the repenting states adopted the founding Charter, soon, the newly independent states started asserting their national and strategic interests and have not been very cooperative to prevent conflicts and to contribute for faster development. However, for the first time in human history, con…
Our External Relations need to be more Democratic
Dr VBJ Chelakani Executive Summary: Throughout history, foreign relations of a state have been primarily managed in the interests of the king and the royal families. Appointed Mantris and advisors have employed various diplomatic strategies, often at great expense, to advance the territorial ambitions, religious beliefs, and economic interests of the rulers. Later, the modern states have formalised the practice of appointing diplomats as professionals to negotiate and formulate foreign policies exclusively in the interest of the rulers. This…
Criminal Background: Analysis of Affidavits of Winning Candidates: ADR and National Election Watch
Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 543 winning candidates in the Lok Sabha 2024 Elections. Results are as given below. I. Criminal Background: Winning candidates with Declared Criminal Cases Out of the 543 winning candidates analysed in Lok Sabha 2024, 251 (46%) winning candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 539 MPs analysed during Lok Sabha elections in 2019, 233(43%) MPs had declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 542 MPs …
Commitments To RWAs
Dr.Rao VBJ Chelikani Some brief commitments that the Resident Welfare Associations are asking the candidates and the political parties to make: 1. Urban citizens do not want free things but more opportunities to participate in governance, and particularly in Ward Committees; 2. Resident Welfare Associations in Apartment Buildings, Colonies and Gated Communities need a more appropriate, uniform and suitable legal recognition and registration; 3. All Public Expenditures of the Governments, by their departments, Boards, Corporations, Commissi…
Caste Consciousness Remains a Curse for the Emerging Indian Society
Dr Rao VBJ Chelikani The other day, a regional political party member in a southern state solemnly announced, the Chief Minister sitting by his side, their candidates contesting for each constituency by name and his or her caste. In its neighbouring state, the ruling party announced acres of land for constructing buildings in the name of various castes, and to some others funds to promote their traditional professional activities. We also know that when the ministerial cabinet is formed by a ruling party, newspapers carefully analyse the ca…
How to Increase the Polling Percentage in Urban Areas
Dr. Rao VBJ Chelikani Set up more Ward Committees, get local residents involved ( The following text is sent to the Central Manifesto Committee of the Indian National Congress Party, New Delhi on their request). Urban citizens are officially 45% of the country's population, if not more, and they are increasing day by day. All of them settle in apartment-buildings, colony welfare associations and gated communities. Most of the residents are all professionally very productive and are the main source of our GDP growth. They pay all kinds of…
Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes: Supreme Court of India
Indian society is not yet updated with certain sensibilities relating to gender sensitive language, especially while dealing with the women. Some of our notions, and at many times, even of those occupying constitutional seats and responsibilities, and representing the State, fall short of the desired decency and sensitivity. There has been a gap between the benign objectives of the State and its Constitution, and the reality at the ground level. The language men employ and the notions they entertain on women are bafflingly low even within th…
An Appeal by CoRWA to All Political Parties before they Finalise their Election Manifestos
Dear Sir/ Madam, Rapid urbanisation is taking place in all parts of our country and all the new settlers are invariably residing in Apartment-buildings, in colonies and in gated communities. These Resident Welfare Associations are self-governing bodies and they self-finance and manage their community as well as create urban amenities in the area. They are all professionally very active and are the main source of our GDP growth. They pay all kinds of direct and indir…
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