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…
Towards Good Governance - 1
Dr.Rao VBJ Chelikani Bad governance by the governments and political instability are the main characteristics of all developing countries for the past seventy years, ever after their liberation from colonial domination. In spite of it, there has been political stability among a majority of Asian countries, since their national economic affairs are not controlled by bureaucracy. Many atrocities are being committed by the political leaders in Africa; much violence by the sta…
Borders Have No Sanctity but Human Societies Do Have
Dr Rao VBJ Chelikani Land has been the common heritage of humankind to be enjoyed by all along with other live organisms which have been enjoying this common property much before the human species. Before becoming sedentary, the tribes of human beings lived pastoral life. It means they wandered in search of green pastures as far as they could go and continued till they faced stronger resistance. It is also a historical fact that whichever group and whoever individual is adventurous and stronger has been occupying whatever they wan…
The State and the Society are Distinct
Dr Chelikani Rao VBJ Living in a democracy, we have to gradually democratise all the institutions in the society, including our political institutions, so that all of them in which we are involved will be able to function sincerely and exclusively for social development and human development; and not for any other motives. Though a product of Society, we find that historically the State which monopolises force and Power, has not always been entirely working for social development and human development. The reason for this is …
An Agenda for RWAs
The Resident Welfare Associations, whether they are Apartment-building associations or Colony Welfare Associations or Gated Communities are rapidly multiplying themselves as an inevitable way of living for all urban citizens, since the urbanization continues to expand. The urban residents in RWAs are all educated, qualified and are professionally active or retired persons, who organize themselves into an RWA to manage their own affairs, by necessity. This is voluntary self-government by a micro-community of sharing and caring for each other in…
Impact of the Prevailing Political Culture
Dr.Rao VBJ Chelikani Life to-day appears to be totally linked to politics by political parties and the society is subjected to and affected by governments that are operating according to their political logic. This is not a healthy situation and it does not help to evolve the society and to its transformation towards harmonious and cooperative living together of all human beings. If it continues, we will not be able to build a society to live in Liberty, Equality, F…
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