The land of the rising sun, the land of the dawn-lit mountains, the largest of the north eastern states, Arunachal Pradesh, recently celebrated 25 years of statehood. From being the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) for 18 years, administered through the Ministry of External Affairs, to being a Union Territory for 15 years, to finally transforming itself into a full fledged state, the people of Arunachal Pradesh have come a long way. Or have they? Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
25 years of sunshine
Caste-ing votes
UP elections by-and-large mirror the way elections are contested in India. First regional quotas, then caste based quotas, now quotas based on religion? How much more must the right to equality suffer? Read my latest article on the NRI.
Posted in Politics
Marxism, nationalism and martyrdom…
In a modern sense, Nationalists and Communists are soul enemies. The last time a party combined the two and came to power, World War II happened and millions of people were killed. Interestingly, both the nationalists and the communists of India consider Shaheed Bhagat Singh as their hero. And why not? Bhagat Singh was among the few people, who had taken the best of the two ideologies. Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
Twisted Indian media
Media is the new Indian god- deciding the fate and interpreting the world for all, telling us what to dream, what to think, what to debate. The media has forgotten that the masses are always more intelligent than a single intellectual. Read my latest article on the NRI.
Posted in Politics
Duty to vote
NRIs have been made eligible to vote in the upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. The political scene of the nation affects them as well and they do have the right to decide which party, would serve the nation better, but the participation of NRIs in this is very low. Read my open letter to NRIs across the world.
सौरभ राय | Sourav Roy 