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Independence, Freedom, Liberation

Vol. 56, Issue No. 44, 30 Oct, 2021
Nazmul S Sultan

The idea of swadhinata (which translates as both freedom and independence), along with a novel conception of liberation (mukti), animated the founding discourse of Bangladesh in 1971. This paper explores how these ideas, and their longer histories, jostled together to shape the promise of Bangladesh’s founding. It also reflects on how the conflictual promise of 1971 underwrote the political history of post-independence Bangladesh.

 

A Differential Value of Compensation

Vol. 56, Issue No. 42, 16 Oct, 2021
Gopal Guru

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Exception and Exceptionalism in Politics

Vol. 56, Issue No. 39, 25 Sep, 2021

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Post-party Politics

Vol. 56, Issue No. 20, 15 May, 2021
Gopal Guru

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Indian Democracy at Aesthetic Disadvantage

Vol. 56, Issue No. 16, 17 Apr, 2021
Gopal Guru

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Cambridge Analytica and the Political Economy of Persuasion

Vol. 53, Issue No. 20, 19 May, 2018
Where do the financial interests of social media platforms and advertising firms align with the interests of political actors? Where might these interests conflict with constitutional values? As we approach the 2019 general elections in India, a framework to regulate political advertising and data privacy has become most urgent.

Democracy and Violence in India

Vol. 51, Issue No. 17, 23 Apr, 2016
Rudolf C Heredia

India: Democracy and Violence edited by Samir Kumar Das; OUP, 2015; pp i-viii+258, ₹995.

Meghalaya : Elections 2003: Decline of Regionalism

Vol. 38, Issue No. 16, 19 Apr, 2003
Apurba K Baruah

The beginnings of electoral politics in the 1970s in Meghalaya saw a clear demarcation between national parties and regional ones. However, the assertion of ethnic identities and the rise of an educated elite among the Khasis, Jaintias and Garos saw regional loyalties give way to still narrower tribal divisions. The split in votes that has ensued has inadvertently aided national parties.

Assam : Vote against Misgovernance

Vol. 38, Issue No. 14, 05 Apr, 2003
Sandhya Goswami

The tea labourers in Assam have always played a significant role in electoral politics. The recently held by-election for the Khumtai assembly constituency, dominated by tea tribes, has brought to the fore important issues - regionalism, intra-party, politics and most importantly, misgovernance - that will impact on electoral politics in the state, especially the Lok Sabha polls in 2004.

Other Backward Classes: Then and Now

Vol. 37, Issue No. 44-45, 02 Nov, 2002
Nomita Yadav

Recent decades have marked a notable shift in the backward class movement marked by a move away from the clamour for kshatriya status towards a demand for greater access to state resources, representation in civic institutions and state recognition of numerous sub-caste identities that exist at a local level. With the issue of reservation acquiring a greater salience in electoral politics, however, the question remains whether the other backward classes as a category for public policy in contemporary India is still a measure for social and educational empowerment or has it dovetailed to a mere political trump card.

Cauvery Dispute: Politics of Wrong Sort

Vol. 37, Issue No. 41, 12 Oct, 2002

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Assessing Indian Democracy

Vol. 37, Issue No. 41, 12 Oct, 2002
Ashok Pankaj

The Success of India’s Democracy edited by Atul Kohli; Princeton University Press, 2001; pp xiv + 298, Rs 695.

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