Indian democratic traditions go back to Vedic times and evidence of structures of people's self-governance, including sabhas, samitis and khap panchayats can be traced back to at least 5000 BCE.
In her article published in these columns (‘Constitution was a product of freedom struggle’, November 30), Neera Chandhoke is no doubt right that “Durbari historians… twist the past. Historians who serve power write of a past as if it was taken out of a fairy tale.” Th
The theme of the Constitution Day celebrations on November 26 this year is India: The Mother of Democracy a sobriquet PM Modi had used while speaking at UN General Assembly in September 2021