Tag: Democracy
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Deciphering the Status of the Electoral Bonds Scheme
As the country geared up for the State Assembly Elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry recently, a new wave of political rebuttal surfaced after the Supreme Court reserved its order on a plea that demanded a stay on the sale of electoral bonds. An electoral bond is a promissory note that…
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From Swaraj to “Poorna” Swaraj: Celebrating Gandhi
By Rabia Mohamed Ismail Abdul Rahim, NUALS, Kochi. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” It was on the 6th of July, 1944, that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as “Mahatma” Gandhi was addressed as the “Father of the Nation” for the first time. Subhash Chandra Bose was the first to…