Goonj – India Law Blog & Insights on Society and Spirituality

DOES ELECTORAL BOND BONDS WITH DEMOCRACY? India attained freedom on 15 August 1947 and our Constitution came in existence on 26th January 1950. The Constitution envisaged Parliamentary Democracy where elections were to be held both directly and indirectly for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively. Direct elections means that after every 5 years elections will be held both at the center and the states. Holding of elections require funding for all the political parties who give tickets to their candidate to be elected as M.Ps and MLA’s. All the political parties have huge budget for elections availing them to make massive expenditure which runs into crore of Rupees. Since its inception lots of unaccounted money has been pumped in by individual, groups and corporate before and during the process of elections. The whole concept of funding the election was based on quid-pro-quo (return on investment) i.e. the election funds were in lieu of return on investment (ROI) in form of kickbacks ...

🪷 Sari, (All) Saree, Sorry… When “smart casuals” clash with cultural identity — a reflection on modern discrimination wrapped in colonial hangover.   “We only allow smart casuals, and saree does not come under smart casuals.” A brown girl in a posh restaurant in New Delhi prohibits the entrance of a brown lady. Yes — not a scene from the British Raj, but from our very own state capital , in free India , that attained independence at midnight on 15th August 1947 . Unknowingly, my mind wandered and started flipping the pages of India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra . I recalled the Swadeshi and Non-Cooperation Movements — potent tools to drive away the colonial yoke. But now, it seems, that phrase has turned into a twisted modern version: “Non-Swadeshi (attire), Non-Entrance.” 🕰️ History Continues — It Doesn’t Repeat Ah, how easily we forget. “Time is the best healer,” they say. How long can we remember those “crazy guys” who sacrificed their lives for this c...