Category: Politics and Governance in India

“My Dear Jawaharlal” – Sardar Patel on China

Courtesy VigilOnline, these fascinating excerpts from a letter penned by Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel to PM Jawaharlal Nehru (emphasis mine). I wonder the India that might have been had the Sardar lived longer. *** Excerpts...

Human Rights for Police – A welcome move

A few weeks ago, in June ’09, the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission passed an order with far-reaching consequences that (unfortunately) went largely unnoticed. In response to a petition filed by Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini’s...

For BJP, Is this The Beginning of the End?

I was thinking of writing this post later this week (after going through almost 100 pages of reading material I have accumulated. However, recent events – including Arun Shourie’s impromptu press conference yesterday –...