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Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh and Savarkar — What Was the India Each of Them Dreamed Of?
बाबासाहेब अम्बेडकर, भगत सिंह और सावरकर — तीनों के सपनों का भारत कैसा था?
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Unique India: India's Opportunistic Democracy and the Rise of Destructive Forces
अनोखा भारत (भारत का अवसरवादी लोकतंत्र, विनाशकारी घटकों का उदय)
Anokha Bharat · in Hindi
A thought-provoking book that exposes the social, economic and political contradictions of a diverse India.
| Author on Cover | Vimla Singh & N. Singh |
|---|---|
| Publisher | BFC Publications, Lucknow |
| Category | Social Contradictions & Discourse |
| Format | Paperback |
About the Book
Integrity is the soul of democracy, and discipline its body.
This book examines India's opportunistic democracy — where communalism, secularism, reservation, language disputes, casteism and regionalism are kept alive for political ends, so that vote banks never scatter.
Key Themes
- The political use of communalism and secularism
- The politics of reservation, language, caste and region
- Questions of population, resources and participation
Essays From This Book
5 min readIn Hindi
Farming Hatred in the Name of History — Aurangzeb, Temples and Today’s Hollow Speeches
इतिहास के नाम पर नफ़रत की खेती — औरंगज़ेब, मंदिर और आज के खोखले भाषण
4 min readIn Hindi
Why Does a ₹10 Medicine Cost ₹100? Profiteering from Illness and the Common Person’s Helplessness
10 रुपये की दवा 100 रुपये में क्यों? बीमारी पर धंधा और आम आदमी की बेबसी
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The ₹35,000 Soldier and the Seven-Star Revellers — Who Is the Real Patriot?
35,000 रुपये पाने वाला जवान और 7-स्टार वाले मौज उड़ाने वाले — असली देशभक्त कौन?
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