“The world over, the rhetoric of modern democratic politics has been marked by two rather opposed rhetorical styles. The first appeals to hope, to popular aspirations for economic prosperity and social peace. The second appeals to fear, to sectional worries… — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
“They assured him that the president was bound to act with ‘the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers and cannot act independently… — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
“the most powerful enemy of the idea of India now is the Indian state.” — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
“remarkable achievement’, then went on to say that ‘both Union and democracy are under increasing strain these days, with the future of both in… — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
“an empty refugee special steaming into Ferozepur Station late one afternoon. The driver was incoherent with terror, the guard was lying dead in his… — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
It is in the nature of democracies, perhaps, that while visionaries are sometimes necessary to make them, once made they can be managed by… — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
“In 1951 Dec 20th, Nehru, while campaigning for the first democratic elections in India, took a short break to address a UNESCO symposium in… — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
So long as the Constitution is not amended beyond recognition, so long as elections are held regularly and fairly and the ethos of secularism… — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
“In 1962 one Naga faction had made its peace with the government of India, as had another faction in 1975. But there remained a… — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
“The world over, the rhetoric of modern democratic politics has been marked by two rather opposed rhetorical styles. The first appeals to hope, to… — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
“The first such avenue was education. After Independence there was a great expansion in school and college education. By law, a certain portion of… — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
“Peking followed Lenin’s dictum that ‘promises, like piecrusts, are meant to be broken’.” — Ramachandra Guha Copy Share Image
