Heed the echoes of June 4
The story of Monica Felton, Rajaji, Mandela — and history’s call to today’s democratic forces to rally together
This is about two June the 4ths, both of which bear a message for Indian politics today. The first is sited in Madras, 1959. The second, again, in Madras, 1964. An Englishwoman, Marxist by conviction, an authority on urban planning and a passionate advocate of the World Peace Council, Monica Felton, had settled in India’s […]
Architecture of the mandate
The lesson from Karnataka: the parties opposed to the BJP must work together from the word go
Mathematics is about numbers, and mathematics is an exact science. The addition, subtraction, division and multiplication of numbers in ganita is about getting problems right. Just that. Right. And a satisfaction is derived, both mathematical and aesthetic, in getting the exercise right. Precision is its sole dharma. Numbers, after a problem is done, stand still. […]
