Tagged: Panth Nirapeksha

Setting the record straight: Panth, Dharma & Secularism..

..as well as “Dharma-Nirapekshata” धर्मं निरपेक्षता vs. “Panth-Nirapekshata” पंथ निरपेक्षता (or “Panth Nirpekshata”)..From Defining ‘Secular’: The war rages on by Arvind Lavakare, comes this illuminating excerpt (emphasis added): “Dr Ambedkar made it clear in Parliament...

Must we separate religion from politics?

This post was inspired by Hrishi and Dnyanesh’s comments�which I am reproducing below. The point raised by Hrishi was (essentially) that democracy and politics (of the modern kind) is incompatible with religion… *** Comment...

Time to dump some anachronisms?

Came across Barun Mitra’s excellent article in Mint re. the ideology of “socialism” that all of us are forced to adhere to. Excerpts: “…under the Representation of the People Act, all political parties in...