We need more Democracy, not more Nationalism
Dr Rao VBJ Chelikani It is too late to start cultivating ‘political nationalism’ in India now, which never existed in the past. The concept of nationalism has already been tried elsewhere in Europe with catastrophic consequences, and discarded after much bloodshed. In history, for that matter, no pure nation ever existed, and all political states are a concoction of varied people who moved in and settled at different dates. All human beings have always been settlers, ever since they started coming out of the forests in search of plain lands…
How Should We Behave in the Society? Our Rights and Responsibilities
Dr. Rao VBJ Chelikani In the primitive days, the behaviour of a human being was entirely conditioned by his struggle for survival and his fear for life and of death. The environment was the principal source of fear and awe, as life was fragile, violent and short. Nature was a source of suffering while being the source of sustenance and shelter. Another significant trait that we can safely presume and affirm is the fear of other human beings, along with other animals. Unfortunately, we have to thus, assume that the orig…
Health for all Urban Residents
Syed Khaled Shah, Sagarm Sreedhar, RSV Badrinath and Rao Chelikani A Model Community Pact with a Neighbouring Hospital by a Resident Welfare Association or a Senior Citizen Association Why we need to act directly and immediately? The following proposal contains the benefits of family doctor and community doctor facilities and better human relations in an institutional way which is being felt as essential for the welfare of urban middle-class families. This is particularly needed in a political context in which there is no clea…
Reflections on World Environment Day 2023
Dr Rao VBJ Chelikani The United Nations Organisation has declared this Day, after a series of consultations with member-states as well as with Non-Governmental Organisations across the world, in order to provide a platform for an annual review of the issue of our pre-occupation or the concept, as well as to a review of the past efforts for future orientation. The following remarks would be limited to challenging some old myths and inviting the readers to reflect afresh and adopt appropriate attitudes toward…
Social Media for Better Governance
Dr Rao VBJ Chelikani Freedom to express oneself is innate to a human being and hence, it is the 'sine qua non' to the Right to Life. To express is to assert one’s existence as a human being and more so in social relations. Among all human expressions, the freedom of speech is an essential attribute of a citizen, though historically authoritarian regimes have always detested free speech by the citizens. Dealing with citizens who express their freedom of speech without showing partisan loyalty has b…
Towards Good Governance - II
Dr.Rao VBJ Chelikani I. The Original Sin in Governance Good governance or rather better governance is difficult to achieve in its totality in the near future, particularly in most developing countries, including present-day India, as Power or Force, political power imposes itself as the source for all governance. The political power and, in short, all power is now a monopoly of the political entity called the State, and it is operated by the bureaucracy and the Representatives of the political parties. This has not bee…
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