My Musings

An oft repeated but a tired critic in Hafta by now is an imaginary conflict between Left liberal and right conservative ideology. Somehow in the din of the heated debate, liberals, including self proclaimed ones like Abhinandan, have become an epitome of illiberal-ism.  The conservatives are clue less on the causes that define them. It is because Hafta panel assumes that they have to fight the liberal cause that they often overlook fleshing out various aspects of an issue. This used to be the USP of the Hafta. If you had a panel with wider outlook, Issues like Sabarimala or Balakot would have made for riveting debates. Unfortunately for the listeners that was not to be.  I believe majority of the Indians are actually "centrists" who don't carry the baggage of the either of the above.  Centrism is not moderate but rather supports strength, open mindedness and policy based on evidence not ideology. Centrism is not constrained by a liberal or conservative camps ....

A cliché doesn't make the truth any less cliché.  2019 elections will be a seminal moment in India's election history. When 91 crore voters reached the booth for there ultimate moment of truth, they demolished the entrenched caste structures and voted for India. They either voted for Modi or against Modi . The fact that he/she was a Vokkaliga , Kayastha, Yadav, Jatav, Brahman was inconsequential and not the cornerstone of his/her vote. One and half crore first time voters failed to even recognize caste barriers as they reached the booth for there first tryst with democracy. Only an echo chamber in the leftist cabal or a dynastic political private entity can deny this inconvenient truth. In an eclectic sense this is effectively a Hindu reform that may stand the test of time. One of Hinduisms biggest fault lines has been its caste lines. Politicians and media merely exploited the status quo and nurtured the wounds to fortify the entrenched market share of there political ...