By Aparna Pande This article appeared in Chowk on May 30, 2007 Among the oldest civilizations in the world India and Iran have had historic […]
An Ode to Azad
By Aparna Pande This article appeared in Indolink on May 3, 2007 Modern India owes a colossal debt to someone who is now remembered only […]
Sanskritization, de-Sanskritization and Colonial Rule
By Aparna Pande This article appeared in Chowk on April 19, 2007 Sanskritization is a term coined by the famous Sociologist, Dr M.N. Srinivas. It […]
Democracy: Role of Checks and Balances
By Aparna Pande This article appeared in Indolink on April 17, 2007 The success of Indian democracy has long baffled democratic theorists. The problems still […]
Division of History
By Aparna Pande This article appeared in Indolink on April 4, 2007 Our vision of the future is determined by our perception of the past. […]
Is This Pakistan’s Democratic Revolution?
By Aparna Pande This article appeared in Chowk on March 20, 2007 ‘You can fool all of the people some of the time, some of […]
Indian Presidency: India’s Face Before the World
By Aparna Pande This article appeared in Indolink on March 11, 2007 Americans often wonder why India has a President when the executive power rests […]
Is India’s Growth Coming at Expense of Development
By Aparna Pande This article appeared in Chowk on February 21, 2007 In 2005 the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had forecast that India could become […]
Kashmir: Unkept Promises, Broken Dreams
By Aparna Pande This article appeared in Indolink on February 6, 2007 The Preamble to the Indian Constitution pledges “to secure to all its citizens: […]
India’s Nuclear Policy: An Analysis
By Aparna Pande This article appeared in Indolink on January 29, 2007 Sixty years of independence are a good time frame to analyze any policy […]