Democratic Dilemmas
Rohit Dhankar Accepting democracy as way to form government of the day means accepting one citizen one vote. That is …
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Attention: this is patriotism
Rohit Dhankar The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered that: (a) “There shall be no commercial exploitation” of the national anthem, …
Some ideas on nationalism
Rohit Dhankar Recently I spoke on nationalism in a panel discussion and one old friend raised some questions on what …
On community identities: sundry thoughts
Rohit Dhankar The very idea of a community is premised on relatively greater affinity and acceptance among a set of …
Reducing oneself to irrelevance
Rohit Dhankar Then the king said, “Venerable sir, will you discuss with me again?” “If your majesty will discuss as …
Dumbing down a pliable workforce
Published in The Hindu, 10th August 2016 Rohit Dhankar “Public policy,” according to Douglas Gomery, “is the making of governmental …
Vigilantism: developing a form of crowd-terrorism?
Rohit Dhankar This morning I read an article in The Indian Express published on 5th August 2016, titled “In the …
Defending terror in the name of human rights
Rohit Dhankar It is reported in some sections of media that 50,000 people attended Burhan Wani’s funeral. The agitation triggered …
