December 8, 2007

Communication
Broadly agreeing with Shri Chaturanan Mishra’s analysis of the current political situation in the country (Mainstream, November 3, 2007), I support his call for the formation of a united secular front including the Left and the mobilisation of all the marginalised and disempowered people in their struggle for social justice in pursuit of their human, constitutional and legal rights.
Shri Mishra correctly finds the bourgeoisie, whether in the Congress or the BJP, are (…)

On the occasion of the birth centenary of Prof H.N. Mukerjee
Scholar, writer, orator, politician and parliamen-tarian, Prof H.N. Mukerjee (Hirendranath Mukhopadhyay) is a venerated figure in the fields of both politics and literature. The published books, written by him, exceed fifty in number. Commencing 1952, he was elected to the Lok Sabha for five consecutive terms by a Calcutta constituency. His speeches in Parliament received rapt attention. He has been praised as a ’creative (…)

Lately Indian politics is seeing the emergence of many young political leaders into the National scene with Rahul Gandhi, the son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, taking the lead in it. Such a trend is no doubt a welcome development in Indian politics. At least now India can hope to have some dynamism in its political scene based on some vision for social and economic development.
The coming of Rahul Gandhi into the centre- stage of Indian politics should also be viewed in (…)

All over India the 51st death anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar is being observed on December 6, 2007. He was a genius par excellence—an economist a sociologist, a political scientist, a great historian, a legal luminary, a great constitutionalist and above all a great champion of the downtrodden.
Abraham Lincoln says: “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.” Various philosophers, political scientists and writers have given numerous (…)