democracy

We the People

Open

60 years ago, we adopted the Constitution and became a Republic. Presenting excerpts from some Constituent Assembly debates that laid the foundation of the nation we are today.

Sen and the Art of Development

CP Surendran

Dr Binayak Sen completes two years in prison on 14 May. Since the case against him is not clear, how does one fight for his release?

Blogging for Democracy

Arindam Mukherjee

Going by the e-buzz, this year’s Lok Sabha polls can be termed India’s first digital election. Voters and non-voters alike seem to be up for it

Rahul’s Congress

Jatin Gandhi

The party’s heir apparent has seen his youthful experiments in electoral democracy succeed and is now ready to shake the party up

Burma’s Steve Biko

Satya Sivaraman

Min Ko Naing has just received the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights. Often seen as Suu Kyi’s political heir, he is serving a 65-year term for organising the 2007 uprising against the junta