Mainstream Weekly

Nehru, the Parliamentarian

R Venkataraman — 2012-05-28T13:09:25Z

It is a privilege for me to address this distinguished gathering of parliamentarians, authors, scholars and journalists, assembled here today to honour our first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, on his 96th birth anniversary. A little over twentyone years ago, he left us in deep desolation. But he has handed over to us a priceless legacy of his thoughts and writings which continue to live with and inspire us. Nehru dominated the post-war world scene as an outstanding visionary, humanist, (…)

- 2012

Ensuring Justice to People

R Venkataraman — 2010-12-12T18:32:50Z

ON RAMASWAMI VENKATARAMAN'S BIRTH CENTENARY
The birth centenary of our former President, Ramaswami Venkataraman (1910-2009), fell last week on December 4. Remembering him on this occasion we are reproducing here a speech he delivered more than 25 years ago—at the inaugural function of the Society for Law and Justice, New Delhi on March 15, 1985. We also reproduce, with due acknowledgement, an appropriate tribute by the country's leading strategic expert that appered in The Indian Express (…)

- 2010

Nehru, the Parliamentarian

R Venkataraman — 2009-06-02T08:35:55Z

- May 2009

Making Panchayat Raj Work

R Venkataraman — 2009-02-11T03:59:45Z

Decentralisation is the Key
In the ancient City States of Greece, the people directly used to participate in the governance of their territory. In modern nation-states, such participation is obviously impossible and representatives directly elected by the people undertake the responsibilities of government. India from time immemorial has had a genius for finding via media solutions to every problem. Thus ancient India combined the principle of direct democracy with the authority of the (…)

- February 2009