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Ep 163: Who Broke Our Republic?

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

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Is the Indian Constitution Ill-Suited to Indian Needs?

I think I know I agree with you but I'd phrase it differently. What I would say is it is not an argument to end the liberal constitution. It is an argument to spread liberal values in society. Anything which comes from the polity in a top down way will inevitably break unless the culture also shares the same values. Unless a people are educated to understand what they're being given they will misuse it. If anything I think the Indian state wasn't forceful enough.

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