Sarukkai, Sundar
(2017)
When the unelected set the agenda.
The Hindu, 22 February 2017.
| Abstract: |
We are slowly losing our autonomy to define ourselves — who we are and who we want to be seen as
Sometimes, it seems that to understand our complex society, all that we need to do is to understand our behaviour at traffic lights. Every day, I see countless people on bikes and cars driving through red lights. Earlier, I used to get upset that these people were blatantly flouting a rule that many others were following, more so when they did it right in front of indifferent traffic police. Now I realise that while this might be just another instance of rule-breaking that seems to be an essential definition of being Indian, at a deeper level it is also reflective of a far greater problem confronting our society. |
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In the Media
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| Subjects: |
School of Humanities > Philosophy |
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Schools > Humanities |
| Date Deposited: |
27 Feb 2017 10:38 |
| Last Modified: |
27 Feb 2017 10:38 |
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http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/when-the-unel... |
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http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1240 |
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