Burden Of Democracy

After nearly seven decades of its existence there is a pervasive feeling that India's democracy is in crisis. But what is the nature of this threat? In this essay republished now with a new foreword from the author Pratap Bhanu Mehtareminds us what a bold experiment bringing democracy to a largely illiterate and unpropertied India was. He argues that the sphere of politics has truly created opportunities for people to participate in society. Looking at various facts he also finds that persistent...See More