The Discourse Around Karnataka Development Model Can’t Overlook its Inherent Contradictions
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The Discourse Around Karnataka Development Model Can’t Overlook its Inherent Contradictions

Since the Congress party’s victory in Karnataka, there has been lot of discussion around Karnataka model of development and Karnataka model of resistance to fascism. However, such uncritical endorsement of any such model overshadows its inherent limitations and possible deceptions.

In Democratic India, Why Was Statue of Manu Installed in a Court Before Ambedkar’s?
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In Democratic India, Why Was Statue of Manu Installed in a Court Before Ambedkar’s?

The architect of the Indian constitution had to wait for 75 years after independence for a statue to be erected in his honour. All this while, a taller statue of Manu – whose teachings are against the basic values of the constitution – was unveiled on the premises of the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan high court way back in 1989.