Locking the Control Units of EVMs securely
I am writing this article to support the cautionary view expressed by Prashant Tandon (a senior journalist) who often appears on DB Live's YouTube channel. He mentioned that guarding the…
Dr Satinath Choudhary
Scrap EVMs and make voting, counting, and sealing of the ballot boxes more robust
A summary: Normal and rigged modes of EVM, switchable with secret signal. The current VVPAT system has several rectifiable problems. Solution for problems associated with current VVPAT. Problems with ballots…
A Government Without Ministers (GWM) is the need of the hour
An open letter to Mallikarjun Kharge jee and Rahul Gandhi jee: Dear Sirs, This process can be started with states, particularly from Karnataka, as they and you are mulling over…
A small tweak in our current nomination process can save our democracy!
Our current election system is FPTP (first-past-the-post) system. Under this system, all parties interested in fighting an election in a constituency Nominate a Single Candidate for an upcoming Election (NSCE),…
“Jiski Jitni Sankhyaa Bhaari, uski utne kee Bhaagidaari!” – Manyawar Kanshi Ram jee
“Equitable representation of each group/community (in all power structures of the society).” "How can anyone (in the right mind, today, in the age of democracy), question the soundness of the…
A rejoinder to Dr Ram Puniyani’s article on Kashmir
This is a rejoinder to Dr Ram Puniyani’s article “Kashmir: Blatant Distortions of History, an obstacle to Peace" Please allow me to state right at the outset that I have…
Towards A Better Democracy
Towards a better democracy that can overcome unethical polity brewing in Karnataka that is ready to submerge the rest of India Some times good things come out in crisis situations.…
Towards True and Total Democracy: via changes in the electoral system, structure and functioning of Panchayat Raj
0. Preface: Main thrust of this paper lies in justification of Proportional Representation (PR) for all segments of the society at all levels in all spheres of power on the…
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