#ThrowbackThursday: C Rajagopalachari — The Keystone of the Constitution (1971)

Today is Constitution Day — the Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly 66 years back on this day in 1949; which later came into force on January 26, 1950. We thought it…

Battle for Bihar: A Lesson in Political Behavior

If you followed the Bihar election, you’ll realise it was like Game of Thrones minus nudity — full of drama, action, tragedy, abuses and emotions. Sources says that Bihar Election broke all the records on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes with over 100%…

The Man who Gave us the Rules of the Game: Douglass North (1920–2015)

Douglass North passed away last week at the age of 95. This comes as a tremendous loss to the world of economics. He was an institutional economist — one of the pioneers and giants of the field, and also a…

We Need Strict Rule Of Law, Not A Diet Plan

My morning started with a number of events, topping the list being comments on the beef ban from Baba Ramdev, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Minority Affairs Minister MA Naqvi.

#ThrowbackThursday: C Rajagopalachari — For Freedom, Farm and Family (1959)

The following speech was delivered by C Rajagopalachari after the Congress passed the ‘Nagpur Resolution’ in 1959. The speech was published in a monograph published by the Forum of Free Enterprise…

Why are We Afraid of Aamir Khan?

Aamir Khan recently expressed his concerns over growing intolerance in India, and how his wife had suggested that they move out of the country for their security.

In the couple days since, my newsfeed has erupted with a flurry of updates and…

We’re Halfway There

Cato Institute recently published the Human Freedom Index; which measures the extent of freedom in different countries and ranks them. 152 countries form a part of the index; and we rank in at 75 — nearly halfway through.