The Elusive Mandate of 2004
Six months after results were declared, the outcome of the 14th general elections still remains a puzzle, presenting many-sided issues that continue to be much debated. The set of papers in this...
View ArticleRedesigning Affirmative Action
Arguing for better policy design in affirmative action, this paper presents an illustrative model of a feasible alternative to caste quotas. The proposed model is evidence-based, addresses multiple...
View ArticlePrincipal State Level Contests and Derivative National Choices: Electoral...
Political choices in a national election increasingly derive from the competitive format, electoral cycle, political agenda, participatory pattern and social cleavages defined in state politics. In...
View ArticleBetween Fortuna and Virtu: Explaining the Congress' Ambiguous Victory in 2009
Election 2009 saw a comprehensive triumph for the United Progressive Alliance. But the initial impression of an overwhelming mandate for the Congress needs to be corrected. A close scrutiny of the...
View ArticleWas Lohia Parochial and Monolingual?
Rammanohar Lohia has been incorrectly portrayed as a Hindiwalla and a Hindi chauvinist. A perusal of his writings on the language subject clearly shatters such a portrayal.read more
View ArticleOn Remembering Lohia
During his life, Rammanohar Lohia paid the price for three "sins" that the opinion-making class could never forgive him for - he attacked Nehru repeatedly at a time when Nehru was god-like, he led a...
View ArticleWhat Is Living and What Is Dead in Rammanohar Lohia?
In judging Rammanohar Lohia's ideas, this essay excavates their philosophical foundations and reconstructs his political doctrine in line with these beliefs and his political programme. It examines...
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