People need to understand the philosophy behind the democracy as a form of government.
Because, a vast majority are ignorant of the true concept of democracy. Most people assume that conducting election and forming an elected government is what democracy is all about. It is not so. Conducting elections is only a means to an end and not an end in itself. The elected government needs to be virtuous and righteous. It must strive for the welfare of the people. It should remain secular. It needs to extend equal rights and opportunities to all the citizens.
Denying equal rights and opportunities to a section of people is a violation of democratic idea of equality. Practising discrimination on the basis of birth or religion or any other basis is a violation of the basic democratic principle. However, many democratically elected governments act with a sectarian outlook. They enact discriminating laws on the strength of a brutal majority in the parliament. Such activities infringing on the rights of the people are antithetical to the democratic ideology.
For instance, in India, many state governments have enacted laws banning the slaughter of uneconomic cattle for meat. They have even enacted laws prohibiting the eating of beef. These laws curb the individual freedom of people. It violates the very ideal of democracy. Likewise, in Islamic countries, elected governments by plebiscite have enacted laws curbing the liberty and freedom of women and minorities. These countries assume that ‘rule of majority’ is democracy. This assumption is wrong. The democracy they follow is not true democracy.
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Who Is Afraid Of Scientific Temper?
The stories are very powerful. Over a period of time they gain a lot of traction. The places mentioned in the stories appear to be real and people attach a lot of meaning to them out of reverence. The symbols and signs used in the stories become core elements of propaganda. Soon it becomes a machinery that establishes a structure and with a body of evidence that is highly questionable. Not many try to challenge this because of its threatening stature. Who would dare to ask if the birthplace of Jesus or Ram exactly as it is claimed? Leave alone the historical, and archeological evidence that could support it.
The Woman and the Counter-Revolution
There is one copy with a title âThe Woman and the Counter - Revolutionâ. There is another copy of the same text with a title, âThe Riddle of the Womanâ. The Editorial Board felt that this essay would be appropriate in this Volume rather than in the volume of âRiddles in Hinduismâ - Editors of âDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speechesâ
THE IX SCHEDULE CREATION AND ITS EFFICIANCY
In case, any property of the citizen is to be acquired compulsorily by the State, there was also a fundamental right, under Article 31,for the citizens to get compensation. Immediately after the commencement of the constitution,many States brought agrarian reforms by legislations. When those enactments were challenged, in spite of the saving clauses found in article 31, those laws were held void as they violated the fundamental right to property of the owners/ zamindars. One such case was Kameshwar singh Vs State of Bihar [ AIR 1951 Patna 91]. The Union Government, then invented a novel devise, not only to save all such laws which were already declared unconstitutional but also to save any such law that may be passed, in future, by legislatures.
Social Justice and Humanism
Once prejudice against nontheists fades away, religious favoritism is removed from government, humanists are appreciated for our kind and reason-based thinking, then humanists everywhere can begin to focus full-time on promoting our science-based, compassionate, and egalitarian vision for our world. But we canât wait until such a day dawns; we must assert ourselves today to make a difference in as many ways as possible, even if we have not yet realized many of our longstanding goals. To delay action on other fronts, when action could improve lives, would be to negatively impact the fates of many. This isnât an acceptable course.
Preface to the Communist Manifesto
âCommunist Manifestoâ, released by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels was for the first time translated and published in Tamil by Thanthai Periyar in âKudi Arasuâ serially from 4th October 1931 to 2nd November 1931. Afterwards Periyar commenced his International tour on 13th December 1931 and returned on 8th November 1932. He visited various European, Asian and African countries. Of them his stay in Soviet Russia was from 14th February 1932 to 19th May 1932. While he was in Soviet Russia, he attended the May Day celebration as State Guest and witnessed Moscow March on 1st May 1932. While publishing the Tamil version of the Communist Manifesto Periyar wrote a Preface to it in Kudi Arasu. The English version of the preface is as follows:
Interpretation which impede a just social order
On May 5, the Supreme Court of India declared as unconstitutional a Maharashtra law which provided for reservation to the Maratha community in education and public employment in the State. Four judges of the five-judge Bench wrote separate opinions, from which three primary findings emanated.
Firm in unbelief
Bhagat Singhâs well-argued essays are evidence of his maturity
EXEMPLARY DRAVIDAM MODEL
In common parlance the term âDravidamâ is associated with racial cum ethnical identity. The meaning of âDravidamâ does not end with this historical fact. The meaning gets manifested more than that and is applicable to the whole of humankind. âDravidamâ is not a dominating or suppressing identity. It is the glorification of humankind with humanistic adherence for peace and prosperity.
Corona Control - Surge of Superstition
All efforts are put in to combat the spread of second wave of corona pandemic. On one side all the constructive initiatives including the medical and other scientifically proven endeavours are being undertaken from the government side both the Centre and the States. On the other side, the mindset of the common people is not tuned to arrest the spread effectively. The public has to adhere to minimum efforts of wearing face masks, keeping safe distance with others and restricting the mobility and accessing public places unless it warrants. If not, the government has to announce a strict lockdown by which the economic activities would be affected that would lead to consequential effects on the livelihood.
Caste System
My dear protectors of castes and caste enthusiasts - through my editorial in the âKudi Arasuâ issue of 16.10.1930, I had made it clear that the castes classified long ago into four grades later multiplied into 4000 castes because of one caste mingling again and again with another caste. Quoting from the caste-related evidence of Brahmins, we had also specified that all such multiplied castes are called the âpanchamasâ. And yet some of our people who call themselves âvelalarsâ (agriculturists) assume identity as âSarsudhrasâ, though they agree with the four grade classification as Brahmins, kshatriyas, vysyas and sudras.
