Hiren Gohain

The Mere Anarchy of Law

India that is more Bharat these days is a democracy,which proclaims to the whole world that unlike socialist dictatorships is ruled by law.It has become quite difficult to understand what…

The Lost Ethical Dimension

What immediately follows news breaks reporting yet another attack on a Muslim peddler or Muslim milkman on his way back from a fairground with a newly acquired cow,is usually analysis…

Populism, Democracy And Fascism

Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra's new edition that focuses on Nyay or justice as a major factor in establishing unity and harmony was largely a Congress venture though some partners…

The Odds We Face

I hope my readers all dislike and would like to join the united resistance against fascism.At the moment fight is going on in the parliamentary i.e.the electoral front.Here BJP has…

Unhappy New Year

The fag-end of the just ended last year was filled with ominous portents for the democratic character and heritage of our country.The Parliament so far alive with vibrant  and often…

Getting Lost In The Wild East

It is a matter of shame that 75 years after the country won independence and more than thirty years after the tumult of the Assam Movement even otherwise well-informed and…

Some Current Political Concerns

Emboldened by what appears a landslide victory the BJP party and government is gearing up for an early election.Draft electoral rolls are already out in Assam.Strike the iron when it…

Justice And Political Neutrality

Decades ago,long before there was any hint of a Hindutva wave in the country, I had  ventured to contest on the pages of ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY a view of…

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