The Fictitious Democracy

  In the recent times with all the mess going around with the government, their ideologies and phrases being often termed as the death of constitution, end of democracy and what not, there are often times that we tend to forget, which in literal terms was the DARKEST AGE OF DEMOCRACY.      The emergency period. The 19 months emergency period that was declared on June 25th 1975 which then went on till 21st March 1977, was the literal definition of how democracy was murdered. The Allahabad High Court's  verdict on the case  Raj Narain vs Smt. Indira Nehru Gandhi And Anr.( 1972 AIR 1302 )   declared that the elections in which Indira had won, as void and she must step down from the office and also, placed a ban on Indira to compete for any office in the next 6 years shook the nation. The celebrations had started in parts of the country. The underdogs had won the big league but however, the celebrations didn't last for long. The counsel of Indira pleaded f...

       Hinduism, Hindutva, Haindava Dharma, the names go on and on. Perhaps one of the most controversial terms in the present circumstances of India, is Hindutva, which has been shoving its roots deep into the BJP, RSS and basically everything that is leaning towards the right winged politics. But what actually is Hinduism? Many people around have had various definitions among which it (hinduism) being a way of life stands out to be the most common. In today's India, basically every other caste, other than those belonging to the Muslim or Christian community somehow falls under the category of "Hindus". For centuries, the caste system prevailed in our great country that discriminated, oppressed and tortured a great section of the population and kept them aside for various wanna be reasons. These oppressed people have had an entirely different set of lifestyle from the so called privileged part of the society. So the question which grows forward is that How can Hind...