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India's founding fathers, Nehru, Ambedkar and Gandhi, might have had differing visions for India's future, but there was no doubt that they all wanted it to be a modern egalitarian place that could finally break free from centuries of feudalism, tribalism, and finally colonialism. This core group, and by extension, the drafters of the young republic's new constitution, genuinely believed that

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At the 2012 Summery Olympics, India won 4 bronze medals, 2 silver, and zero gold. How can 20% of humanity win barely 0.003% of its Summer Olympic medals? For most of modern Olympic history, the excuse given was that India was poor and undernourished; although poorer countries were/are faring better. Now, with a booming economy and an emerging middle class, many with first world problems, new

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Most modern countries seem to be able to govern themselves effectively enough with about 15-20 ministries; the US has 15 Departments, the UK has 19 Ministries, and France has 15. Modern India has given new meaning to the term ‘bloated bureaucracy’ with an astoundingly unnecessary 55 Ministries and Departments.  In India’s parliamentary democracy, members of parliament are elected by

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Around July every, the results of India's HSC examinations are announced. The results of these university entrance exams dictate the futures of most Indians. The top scoring students are felicitated by the media, are offered choice scholarships by India's top universities, and many end up at the America's leading universities. Before the keys to the kingdom are handed over to these "Board

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As of early 2012, depending on your source of data, India had between 90 million and 200 million slumdwellers. 50% of New Delhi's population and about 60% of Mumbai's lived in slums. Although  the Indian economy grew in size over the previous decade, the total number of slumdwellers did not decrease. On the contrary, more were packed into the same space. In other words, life for a majority

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“The idea that land is fixed in amount is really based on an error which one encounters in economic discussions with wearisome frequency,” wrote American economist John Bates Clark in his 1899 book, The Distribution of Income. Although the supply of land on Earth is indeed fixed, supply of usable floor-space is virtually limitless with modern high-rises, elevators and construction technology.

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The Present      The Political Patronage Pyramid is now the status quo in every political party. The rot is universal; spanning all party lines. India’s leftists spout dogmas straight from the Red Book, while their party middle-management steal from the PDS system. In FY 2006-2007, Rs. 1913.76 crore (US$ 500 million) of rice and wheat, about 63%, was stolen from the PDS

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     On the next step up, these votes are bundled and sold up to the next level at a corresponding higher price – a larger opportunity for graft. Multiple city level politicians combine these vote bundles and sell them up to the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of each state.      The same process is repeated during national parliamentary

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Democracy works on the fundamental premise that voters select someone from within themselves and empower him to manage the government of all. The theory of “consent of the governed” essentially states that state power should be derived from the people over which that power is exercised. Imagine a pyramid-like structure upwards if you may. At the very bottom of the pyramid are the congested

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