An Account of Democratic Practices in India

The article by Rakesh Goyal on the ideas of democracy in ancient India, while useful in providing a theoretical construct, is inadequate in putting forward the practical constructs of these ideas in ancient India. More...

Three Heroes of Emergency

The final hours of 25 June were detrimental for our country as the then PM Indira Gandhi decided that it was better to put our sacred democracy in comatose than fighting honourably. As we mourn the momentary demise More...

THE BLATANT CASTEISM OF RAJDEEP SARDESAI

This tweet was made on 9 November by eminent journalist Rajdeep Sardesai the occasion being the swearing in of two new ministers in the Modi cabinet, both belonging to the Goud Saraswat Brahmin group: Manohar Parikkar More...

2014 Elections: Quick Quotes

Because the election season has more or less begun, IndiaFacts, in keeping with its credo of restoring decency in public discourse, presents some quick quotes sent in by a reader. The goal is to help the reader More...

Congress Crimes 3: The bizarre world of Rahul Gandhi

The Congress vice-president and the worst prime minister India will never have (hopefully), Rahul Gandhi, had earlier talked about “two Indias”—India Shining and India whining. His much talked-about speech More...