Understanding Raj-Dharma, Part 2
Several months ago, while idly surfing the web, I stumbled on a somewhat oddly titled monograph*. It read: “Passage to Hindu State: DharmaRajya and RajaDharma” – A Socio-Political Study of the Mahabharata” It was...
Category: Politics and Governance
“Why were you in China?” – Reading Paul Karl Lucaks
Reading Paul Karl Lucaks extraordinary story: “Why were you in China?†asked the passport control officer, a woman with the appearance and disposition of a prison matron. “None of your business,†I said. Her...
Why I am a proud nationalist
George Friedman explains it well…From Geopolitics, Nationalism and Dual Citizenship (emphasis added) In looking at the nation-state, the idea of nation is more complex, and perhaps more interesting, than that of state. The idea...
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn on “A Decline In Courage” *must read*
A powerful and thought-provoking excerpt from “A World Split Apart” – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn‘s Commencement Address delivered at Harvard University in 1978 (Hat Tip: Palahalli; emphasis mine): Pl substitute “India” for “West” A Decline In...
Learning from Curitiba
Thanks to Krish Sridhar for alerting me to this extraordinary story of Curitiba. Most of you may not have heard of Curitiba. I had not either..but its story is a truly remarkable lesson in...
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