Bhanu Dhamija
Ambedkar Mistaken that Parliamentary Governments are More Responsible
Bhanu Dhamija Founder of Divya Himachal & Author of ‘Why India Needs the Presidential System’ A grateful nation bows each year on BR Ambedkar’s birth anniversary (on 14 April) to pay tribute to his tremendous contributions in the making of our Constitution. His advocacy inside India’s Constituent Assembly for the parliamentary form of government was
Diverse Societies Require Decentralized Governments: Bhanu Dhamija
Bhanu Dhamija Founder of Divya Himachal & Author of ‘Why India Needs the Presidential System’ TATA LITERATURE LIVE 2018 (MUMBAI LITFEST) HELD A DEBATE ON “INDIA NEEDS A PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM” ON NOVEMBER 15, 2018. SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, BHANU DHAMIJA, AUTHOR WHY INDIA NEEDS THE PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING OPENING REMARKS…
Failure of Our Leaders to Agree on a Constitution Led to Partition
Even after 71 years, the anger and pain of Partition haunts us. In India we have mostly settled on blaming Mohammad Ali Jinnah. In Pakistan, the blame is just as easily placed on Gandhi, Nehru and Patel. But the truth is that, Partition befell our nation
In Copying British Model of Govt, India Forgot What the US Didn’t
It has inspired freedom movements in many countries, including our own struggle against the British imperialists. Mahatma Gandhi’s Purna Swaraj (Complete Self-Rule) Resolution, adopted in 1930, was drawn along the lines of the US original, and even used similar language.
Why BJP’s Idea of a Constitution Based on ‘Dharma Rajya’ is Flawed
The BJP’s vision of a Dharma Rajya and its Constitution, as described by its chief ideologue Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, is very different from our current Constitution, and it is dangerously flawed.
