The Indian Council of Historical Research circulated a concept note, which, in its endeavour to present the ancient Indian political systems in a good light, draws a false equivalence of Sanskrit terms with the ideas of modern political discourse.
Appropriating Tamil literary personalities like Bharati for the Hindutva project can only be based on a selective reading of the poet’s life and compositions.
By tracing the roots of democracy on the eve of Constitution Day to a most undemocratic, religiously ordained social order, the BJP government is inflicting humiliation on millions of Dalits and other marginalised sections of the Indian population.