Tag: politics

POLITICS/Democracy is not about passive consumption, or merely a routinized act of casting one's vote; as active/reflexive creators, we have to choose our politics. In a way, the act of exercising the voting right is an act of immense responsibility; it needs the willingness to learn and unlearn.

COMMODITIZED POLITICS The advertisement industry is a key tool for political parties today, from the PM to the Opposition we see how leaders are projected as ‘brands’ and a culture of commoditized politics begins to be taken for granted.

VIEWPOINT Amid war and nationalism Mr Narendra Modi unveils yet another spectacular edition of the Bhagavadgita. But then, has he really tried to learn something meaningful from this amazing text?

EDITORIAL The rains in Delhi could not diminish the spirit of the youth. Seeing them in the streets of Delhi raising their demands and concerns...

Here is a perceptive piece that speaks of a kind of politics - beyond a party or a fixed ideology - that seeks to recover the meaning of intense engagement in the micro reality of everyday world.

Bharat Ratna Awards have been a source of controversy and are often considered to be politically motivated. The politicization of the Bharat Ratna surely needs to be seen beyond appeasement.

In the age of militant nationalism, the discourse of standardized patriotism is filled with brute power and associated hostility towards the invented 'enemies'. As the author critiques this sort of patriotism, the possibility of a more inclusive and life-affirming worldview begins to emerge.

Priyanka Gandhi’s appointment as General Secretary of Uttar Pradesh (East) has brought the Congress under attack for practicing dynastic politics, but can other parties be exempted from this charge or is this political malice infecting the whole of India’s democratic and political fabric?

Controversial allegations by Syed Shuja about the tampering of EVMs in General Election (2014) have revived the debate about the credibility of EVMs and the possibility of political manipulation.

In times of communal unrest and the politics of hatred, the shared cultural history of exchange and reciprocity are often left out. It is time for us to invoke the story of mutual exchange and common heritage rather than that of difference and discord.