[JLF 2023] The Paradoxes of India with Shashi Tharoor

NEW YORK, September 13, 2023 - Politician and acclaimed author Shashi Tharoor navigates the tensions and harmonies within the paradoxes of India. Author Seema Sirohi moderated the conversation. (49 min., 15 sec.)
The Jaipur Literature Festival is described as “the greatest literary show on Earth.” It presents a series of conversations and performances examining the human experience through the imaginations of some of the world’s leading authors, thinkers, and performers.
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[@Mjjjyyy]

This man has got wisdom. He is in his 60s and maybe only got a public life of 10-15 years left. Wish he gets what he truly deserves.

[@y.u.so.]

Even if he lives for 50 more years, the modern Gandhi's will always be the leaders of Congress

[@sangramkesharirout1336]

Long live Sir

[@joseabraham4453]

A very fruitful interview! It is hard to think of another MP in our country to take on any one for an offhand interview like this.

[@sahoo82]

Besides Shashi Tharoor masterclass, Seema is awesome with her command in English and questions. Enjoyed the talk.

[@goharalikhan9689]

Shashi Tharoor, being a Muslim from Pakistan, I like your goodself very much If People ,broad minded like you and me ,are there, world will become depolarised and a good and secure place to live.

[@johngosling1]

The interviewer is one of the few Indians I have come across who is able to rival Shashi ji's wonderful command of the English language.

[@rka-truthalwayswins5127]

So what's so extraordinary about English except that it's simple to use & like most European languages has Indian origins??!!

[@paulthomas281]

I couldn't agree more. English has a hideous syntax, gets all its fancy words from French, and has no identity really. It is so sad that Indians worship this language. It's fine if Indians want to learn English just like Germans and Persians do, fine, but Indians actually worship English. It's pathetic.@@rka-truthalwayswins5127

[@sanamarathi9308]

​@@rka-truthalwayswins5127shut up before you make a fool out of yourself 😂

[@rka-truthalwayswins5127]

@@sanamarathi9308 You already made a fool of yourself!! You sound like most Europeans who seem to have an Amnesia of history and love living in the stinking s*it of the historic lies they tell to themselves & the world!!

[@rka-truthalwayswins5127]

@@sanamarathi9308 Bla Bla ah

[@RichardSmith-cl8qh]

Weapon of Mass Distraction- what a great term!

[@huzorieisrani2090]

I love this human being. God bless him

[@arifkhan3946]

Who want to learn English, just follow Shashi✌️

[@harishpowar8311]

I loved the way he uncovered our paradoxes without his party or political compulsions. Why can't RAGA learn this when he travels abroad? We as a country are loosing an excellent statesman whose party is not acknowledging his importance. God bless you Shashi Ji.

[@ArifKhan-qf2ff]

God bless you Shashi 🙏

[@akashsinha2880]

These societies unfortunately were created to belittle Bharat.

[@susantakumarroy7528]

Successive Chiefs of the Congress Party including Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi used to go to the “Shahi Imam” of Delhi to plead for Muslim votes. So, it was Congress Party’s official policy. You cannot brush it out as though asking for Muslim votes was only by a few insignificant Congress Party members. This official policy of the Congress Party greatly helped BJP as many voters considered the Congress Party was partisan towards Muslims.

[@rakhimukerji7937]

Overseas Indians are considered votrbank. For politicsl parties it is 😢not new phcnomenon .

[@lopashah1315]

Why point to one particular party all parties do that all the time

[@tk3un]

This was an extremely enlightening conversation with Dr. Tharoor.

[@paulheydarian1281]

It was okay. The interviewer was slightly annoying and she's an intellectual light weight.

[@kvs819]

😂

[@howarddrake2544]

Both Seema and Shashi are an Intelligent and Humble too. So this makes for a very good conversation. Like!

[@marinachacko2796]

Very good interview. Mr. Sashi Tharror command on politics.

[@amarendraborah6941]

Tolerance and Pluralism is the essence of the Indian Culture and Ethos, since time immemorial ! The sequence of events in the lndian History will amply testify to this historical fact ! It's also the very premise, upon which the Indian constitution was framed ! Bereft of it, India will lose its soul ! That's what the great Swami Vivekanandji had so meticulously articulated in the World Meet on Religions held in Chicago, USA in the year 1893, amid thunderous applause from the delegates gathered there from across the globe !

[@varun2250]

Nice way to allege your opinions. At least you aren't being abusive.

[@amarendraborah6941]

@varun2250, Hello, 'allege your opinion' ! How do you do ! I am very highly amused ! It seems - someone, who has lost the morale courage to speak directly, now finds it expedient to indulge in a soliloquy, instead - completely out of context ! How disgusting it looks ! Have I mentioned anyone, any religion, or any political party in my narrative, herein above ! It's a figment of imagination of someone's mind ! The answer is very much implicit in the narrative, itself ! What's absolutely required is - proper application of mind ! However, it's an altogether different issue, if someone feigns ignorance intentionally ! How right was the great Lao Tzu in his assessment in saying - "The truth is not always beautiful nor beautiful words the truth !" Let it be known that I don't hold a brief for anyone and the least of all, a political party ! May someone hold it for others ! To get optimum satisfaction as also to ascribe some semblance of authenticity to it, why don't someone put this question to one's own conscience ! Because, conscience never lies ; provided, ofcourse, someone has any !

[@varun2250]

@@amarendraborah6941 Fair enough. But it would be hypocritical if you won't hold yourself of these above statements that you expect of others. Not that I'm saying you currently don't hold yourself to these values. I just don't have a way of knowing it. Also, thank you for alleging your opinion and thank you for the word salad part of your comment that somehow got generated for stating my opinion.

[@amarendraborah6941]

@@varun2250 What a strange equation, indeed, it is - blaming someone else so as to coverup one's own shortcomings/undoing ! It's, infact, someone's meanness, narrow - mindedness, guilt - feeling, sheer frustration, pre - conceived/prejudiced mind, blurred vision, and negative mindset, which is speaking up now ! ..What a rare coincidence it is - someone becoming the complainant, lawyer and judge, rolled into one, sitting on judgement, and, deciding one's own fate, with a view to corner the glory, by hook or by crook, even by cursing the counterpart, so as to coverup one's own shortcomings/undoing, having no other recourse left with one ! How farcical and hypocritical it looks ! Why does someone is conspicuous in one's silence about the moot question ! Why does someone having second thought - when one's own conscience has come into question ! Has someone mortgaged one's own conscience somewhere else ! How right was someone in his assessment in saying - "No one can wear two faces, one for oneself and the other for the people, for long, without getting bewildered - as to which is the real one !" Let it be very loud and clear that my comment was meant for the channel operator, alone ; and certainly not for one's foot soldiers and cronies ! Does someone hold a brief for the channel operator ! Or does it require someone's prior permission to participate in its various programmes ! If so, I am quite oblivious of it ! Can someone take pains to share it with the viewers in this august forum itself for their knowledge and information anytime soon or in the immediiate future ! Is that understood ! Someone should better understand it ! I do hereby challenge someone to master the necessary courage/guts to come out of the veil of secrecy behind a pseudonym and reveal one's real face and true identity, without mincing any further word, and, without ever trying to dodge/deviate from giving a direct response ; and, share it with the viewers in this august forum itself for their knowledge and information anytime soon or in the immediiate future ; provided, ofcourse, someone is not otherwise a coward ! Is that understood ! Someone should better understand it ! How right was William Shakespeare in his assessment in saying - "Cowards die many times before their death ; but the valiants never taste of death but once !" In this backdrop, there's no perceptible cause for any euphoria or jubilation for a self - proclaimed victory, which was not to be ! Perhaps, GOD only can save such shameless creatures !

[@varun2250]

@@amarendraborah6941 Blaming and stating my objection that you hypothetically should he holding yourself to the same standard are two completely different things. Again, you seem to have a knack for word salad without saying much that contributes to the points the other person makes. Revel in it while it's worthwhile for you. Also too many assumptions, presumptions and putting words in the mouths of others. Not a good standard for an honest banter

[@lillyphilip588]

Thanks for getting relevant facts about Indian politics. Acknowledge his themes.

[@ogathingo8885]

May sons and daughters of India chose the wisdom ; not narrow mindedness so that Bharat can flourish ….!!! Only if Bharat can overcome this ignorances of decisiveness of religion and cast, then she can shine in this world.

[@swadeshtaneja3512]

What a wishful thinking after centuries of failed efforts! We couldn’t teach these ideals to Islamists and created Pakistan and Bangladesh.. I am certain caste in due course of time will disappear. Can we hope Muslim brotherhood and animosity towards Hindus will disappear?

[@rakhimukerji7937]

With education and redistribution of income let us hope people will be equal

[@swadeshtaneja3512]

@@rakhimukerji7937 I think economic equality is quite unlikely but all people of both gender, children and other members of society need good healthy living, independence, kind heart, love, respect, recognition for their contributions and care in the society.

[@pardeepparkash398]

Good interview, Tharoor reflected his opinions & principles clearly & honestly. I just wish the interviewer had challenged him & pressed him a little more as he often prefers a vigorous debate.

[@mchauhan4]

That would have then reduced the number of topics that were being discussed. Plus there's a time limit to these events. Reason why Dr. Tharoor himself pressed to get to the audience Q & A at the end.

[@RajendranRajendran-rj2lx]

Respected🌹sasitharooriamiovelyapersiteplesegiveme❤iamfromerumelyplesevisite🌹hungcongresspartybeliveplesevisite🌹iamfinaldissision🌹replytruediracteappoinmente🌹thankyousomach🌹myhungpranam❤plesegiveme🌹diract❤appoinment❤️welcome❤

[@SofikulIslam-ni5gi]

God bless you shashi tharoor sir 👍 thanks much sir 👳👳👳😊😊

[@antonyfrancis3247]

The NATIVE VOICES wanted BHARAT, while the hesitant COLONIAL MENTALITY wanted a compromise, an Anglican name - INDIA. Wonderful analysis of Mr Taroor.

[@BadAss_691]

Tharoor says it’s completely wrong to think India was named so by British colonialism. The Greeks used this name 1000 years ago.India- the land beyond the river Indus , Sindhu.You’re a outright 2 rupee troll or an unabashed liar.

[@ssb9054]

Sashi can point out inconsistencies within Hindus and get an appluse from hindus.

[@midorimashintaro2092]

It's an American audience, very improbable that they were a majority Hindu audience.

[@tibetnews239]

Daughters r not mistreated in Himachal north Indian society. In fact daughters r superior to son's in places like dharamsala in north India tibetan community. Matriarchy rules but it is wrong

[@chandran6823]

These guys sit on their high chairs and make comments freely without a tinge of patriotism. It is India's time now. Don't derail efforts to elevate India in the eyes of the world. If you cannot contribute, don't derail.

[@rakhimukerji7937]

Who is derailing? Not sashi.

[@sasglobal7043]

That's a tinge of Hindutava... Mr.Shashi is very right in his way he is answering to the questions put forward to him..

[@sam1160sam]

Define Patriotism

[@sam1160sam]

Sashimi tearoom please sit on the floor you will be called Patriotic

[@Kalinga_3]

The more I listen to this interviewer Q's (and especially her responses) The more I am convicted for voting for Mr Modi

[@rambhaskar6728]

Umm ... what?

[@JohnSmith-vr2rw]

After listening to him, I will vote for modji..

[@shikamarunara295]

The end was amazing, I could feel Seema's hesitancy in agreeing with Shashi.😂

[@ravindranmenon2548]

Interesting.. Informative

[@ratneshshrivastava6444]

I am a middle class Indian. It is said that 100 People own the 90 percent of wealth. But there is a catch. These 100 people only have say 1 percent of their own wealth usable for their personal needs and say 99 percent is invested in business. So is it not different from the wealth of an individual who simply puts all his money in fixed deposit and lives on interest. The 100 people take risks for running their business and that gives employment and wealth to their employees as well. Their spending filters down to other small businesses. Nothing of the sort happens with the wealth of the other fixed deposit individual. And I don't include just Ambani's, Adanis, Tatas, Birlas but also others who invest in business for example in film industry as well because that gives employment. So we should I think want there not just 100 wealthy but given India's population 1 lakh filthy rich whose wealth is primarily invested in employment generating industry. If Tharoor or the anchor thinks the 100 richest is a problem- so what does he want there should not be industrialists who run business and become rich and that wealth should bevwith govt who cant run businesses competitively,! Then he says he wants investment in Kerala ,_ he is confused, he should want 1 lakh rich individuals who compete to invest - do you agree

[@rambhaskar6728]

Trickle down economics was disproven decades ago. Keep up.

[@amukherjee02]

He is just awsome....

[@anitakunnumpuram9951]

Wish the lady intervieving would come to the question fast and stop speaking and give Dr. Tharoor a chance to speak

[@sibeshbhattacharya9431]

Is there any country where contradictions don’t exist?

[@paulheydarian1281]

North Korea... It's enforced Harmony all the Time.🤪 All contradictions are ironed out by the dear leader.

[@sunnyal1]

16:45 - The CRUX of Hinduism & being a Sanatani. That you respect everyone else's religious beliefs & places of worship. Trouble arises when that courtesy is not reciprocated.

[@user-xd9xy5yl9l]

It's the various Govt. fault (all the governments not just BJP) allowing minorities to live in their own areas, go to their own schools and madarsas instead of requiring that in a democracy all are equal and must go to the same schools, etc. Such madarssas schools should be banned as they only favour one religion and are separatist. Clothes and fashion should also be somehwat similar. No religious beards or burkas or clothes to be allowed in public as that encourages separatism.

[@akuyangbenar5897]

The interviewer talks about india's failure in the G20 being another country's victory, and you know who it seems. That is so juvenile and reduces an otherwise quite intellectual discussion.

[@thegenesis5477]

Unparalleled orator Sashi Sir❤

[@antonyfrancis3247]

Mr Tharoor has probably accepted the name MUMBAI when he does.his booking traveling the world. It doesn't matter - Google it and lo- Mumbai is a city in INDIA. Google BHARAT and lo - it's a country in SOUTH ASIA, the ECONOMIC engine of the 21st century.

[@chan625]

Institutions were autonomous in India before? When? All govts exploited them to clear their path. You can criticize all you want but painting a picture as if this is some new phenomenon in posh English doesn't make it true This govt merely expanded CBI etc capacity which ideally states should have done about their police forces

[@kapilpatel2897]

Again You did 🌟, Sir.

[@abinanto44]

Shashi tharoor ✨💯

[@dnarayanaswamy9207]

We should be proud of being a Bharatiya instead of Indian

[@Apparently.Me.]

Why not both?

[@paulthomas281]

Because 'Indian', that is what this word connotes has nothing to do with our civilisation. Bhārata has been so warped that self-understanding is absolutely absent among Indians.@@Apparently.Me.

[@Apparently.Me.]

@@paulthomas281 But we are not a homogeneous society or culture, we are a union of many cultures and ethnicities. A general name does not give predominance any one culture.

[@paulthomas281]

Europe is not a homogenous civilisation either, but in Europe you don't find the same degrees of self-ignorance. Europeans are actually quite good at studying themselves, which Indians are incapable of. 'India' is a Mediterranean term for our continent. It has no place in our mental map.@@Apparently.Me.

[@RaitaNag]

So you dont belong to indus civilization

[@shyamnagarmat6678]

A versatile speaker & capable person from Indian National Congress who will never get the opportunity to lead his Party. There is no Democracy in his own Party.

[@dr.janardanpaudelphd4749]

Good view.

[@dnarayanaswamy9207]

Yes the Country cannot go forward unless you are backward....and congress is the main culprit in this. Congress should have brought in merit based society right from 1947

[@midorimashintaro2092]

😂

[@goharalikhan9689]

Shashi Thoor, you are quite true, outspoken and nice personality. Professor in English) Gohar Ali Khan from Pakistan

[@evelynramos445]

Sharp panelists!

[@RamRamaswami]

Welath and income inequality are unfortunately a fact of life in the US too: "In the second quarter of 2023, 69 percent of the total wealth in the United States was owned by the top 10 percent of earners. In comparison, the lowest 50 percent of earners only owned 2.5 percent of the total wealth." - Statista.

[@user-xd9xy5yl9l]

Yes but here the poor are even poorer. When you can't eat, it matters.

[@sam1160sam]

Where the world 🌎 has not been Broken into Fragments by Narrow domestic walls,Into that heaven of FREEDOM MY FATHER LET MY COUNTRY AWAKE Rabindranath Tagore.

[@acommon1]

Sooooo informative

[@Socrates1944]

Dr. Shashi Tharoor is the only capable politician in India who is capable of regaining the International recognition that Indians deserve!! He is a True Democrat in the true sense of the word, unlike the BJP under Modi and his R S. S. Supporters!

[@nitishfrankenstein4886]

Sure

[@LetsbeHonest97]

What bullshit!

[@harshad3087]

Tell that to Rahul gandhi......family just wont step down

[@AV24000]

Either hate or like the BJP..one thing is for sure that they just don't step down when it comes to protecting National interests and it's foreign policy....This quality is enough to win any election....

[@bestlifeemploymentsystem7989]

Establishment of true and pure democracy where the leaders consistently try for establishing social justice will only solve the problems facing the people around the world.

[@umeshprasadsingh9648]

Marvellous indeed.

[@zhayengshiu2031]

Always lovely

[@rajendradangi2585]

National flower of India is also lotus why forget this. Tricolor is Indian flag as well as part of Congress symbol.

[@AjaySharma-me1sy]

Give me the name of a country that has been invaded as much as India has been with it's cultural fabric being destroyed and rewoven every 200 years. India is a land of contradictions and paradoxes because it is the culmination of a lot of cultures, traditions, and revolutions from various parts of the world. It's the only country that accepts everyone and everything while maintaining a thread of consistency in the growth of it's civilization.

[@adityabanerjee7145]

Don't exaggerate - things were not really unmade and remade every 200 years

[@supersaiyan_420]

An average person lifestyle religion and food has remained same for 1000 years... invaders hardly made a dent on our culture

[@ssb9054]

@@supersaiyan_420 Why are you lying ?

[@chrissingh4730]

Yes Sir, and harboring terror groups.

[@concordrajpushpa]

Jai shree Krishna Chaitanya jai shree Radha ❤❤❤❤

[@chrissingh4730]

Sashi you are canvassing so hard for PMship! Would the dynasty leaders give you the chance? We are hoping for you!!

[@antonyfrancis3247]

300 million bharatvasis must Google - BHARAT - and make this happen. Please try it.

[@lalithambikam323]

Excellent lecture

[@paladin7422]

This is politics." Electoral autocracy" , the term, is a contradiction in terms. Whoever has coined the term has , perhaps, his own definition of democracy. People's representatives must rule decisively to bring about national development not like indecesive coalition s of yore in India. Was declaration of emergency in 1975, dismissing state governments at will, not electoral autocracy.

[@anshuraj4277]

Just look at Turkey

[@paulheydarian1281]

​​@@anshuraj4277 There are some others... Hungary, Israel...

[@anshuraj4277]

@@paulheydarian1281 Yes

[@finegentleman7820]

Says someone without even a proper username. Adani's Salesman has become PM and bringing common man on streets to beg filling coffers of few business men.

[@amitabhabanerjee11]

​​@@finegentleman7820If indeed Adani's salesman has become the PM, then the opposition should have the ethical and moral courage to ensure that Adani does not get more business. Having said that ALL states where the opposition is in power are welcoming Adani to do business there. So what do we have here? Your logic falls apart here as the basis of the same is the hate of one person and his party. This is neither democratic nor has the temper to accept the opposite voice.

[@tibetnews239]

Indian govt respects 3very society including matriarchal tibetan society based in Karnataka and dharamsala. Tibet society in India is matriarchy

[@sanasana1148]

Love u muthe❤

[@swadeshtaneja3512]

Shashi ji is with congress or BJP is also a big paradox.😃

[@VoxVenus]

the result now🤞🏽👍🏽

[@lopashah1315]

U can pass in the public but u can't kiss in the public Bravo Shashi Tharoor

[@hassansiddiqui2995]

I used to respect the guy but over the years his inexcusable defense of a regime that should be a international pariah leads me to believe he is nothing more than a political hack

[@Apparently.Me.]

In the real world you have to choose between the better of the two devils.

[@swadeshtaneja3512]

What congress was doing for 70 years ? Was it not working for betterment of Bharat? They did what they could. So let others have chance to pr what they can do for India.

[@user-xd9xy5yl9l]

And now they have had their chance. Now let's have some OTHERS.

[@rajumatthews2270]

Please don't rename "Indian Ocean' to 'Bharat Ocean'. It's the only Ocean named after a nation. It's ours. Keep it as is.

[@LetsbeHonest97]

These lit fests should also get Sai Deepak... He'll clean the floor with these dilettantes

[@supersaiyan_420]

No need. Sai belongs to the jhomla and bhakt Sanghi audience. keep lit fest clean and constructive..

[@komalb5020]

​@@supersaiyan_420thnk you

[@LetsbeHonest97]

@@supersaiyan_420 .. you're only proving my point. You want to keep lit fests so that they suit your biases. Yet you couldn't come up with an intellectual counter and only resorted to name calling ... How expected of you...

[@AV24000]

​@@LetsbeHonest97that's the most genuine problem with today's self proclaimed liberal idiots....that they downgrade every other perspective that differs their ideology... making them promote the very evil they are opposing...

[@Apparently.Me.]

​@@supersaiyan_420very well said

[@arsalanmirza3411]

PS: For how long will the Indian “PRESSURE COOKER” of PARADOXES let off STEAM now and then - and not EXPLODE 🤯 into a great ball of Fire 🔥 is the question 🙋‍♀️ 🙋‍♂️ today ‼️

[@rahul.chandrashekar]

There is Barath outside Lutyens and India within Lutyens

[@MNageswarRaoIPS]

It is not paradoxes but parallax of the deracinated observers.

[@vinjed]

Classic Tharoor. Calls out others as some sort of an excuse when asked about Congress indulging in certain offenses. Congress: Vote for me, I am nicest, paragon of virtue & will never do anything wrong. Voters: What about all these issues & problems by you? Congress: Not my fault. Others do it too. Vote for me! 🙄

[@lathatampi]

Biggest paradox: a man whose wife died under very suspicious circumstances can have a political role.

[@20shourya]

I hope Sadhguru guy is not politically important!

[@user-xd9xy5yl9l]

Also a big paradox: A man who left his wife the next morning can become PM. Why did he marry her and ruin her life? In those days it was not easy for a women to remarry. Why don't you mention this paradox too? Are you selective and biased?

[@chrissingh4730]

Shashi Tharoor, you will surely have your dream fulfilled as PM for sure!! Muslims deserve to be majority!!

[@Sachin.warrior]

3 :00 ,Even in india candidates question the results ,Shashi's own party cried about EVM tampering lol

[@20shourya]

that's precisely why a very prominent BJP leader wrote a book on EVM tampering.

[@user-xd9xy5yl9l]

Why not make the EVMs auditable? Then no one needs to complain. It's very simple to do.

[@vip129870]

He’s in the wrong party

[@ravindrahemmanur3395]

It's a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his/her own. Herbert Hoover

[@spanishriver1260]

What Shashi Tharoor fail to explain why opposition used INDIA acronym except to hoodwink ordinary Indians. Shame on Congress for such cheap tricks.

[@mahesha1020]

Although its vital to point out the shortcomings in a society, its equally important to state facts as opposed to exaggeration of typical stereotypes. Mr Tharoor's talk her has many inaccuracies and stereotypical exaggerations that quite frankly provide no substantial gains to the Indian society.

[@sachbol3912]

Shashi Turoooor at his best distorting about Bharat and its culture and values

[@ramanand7639]

How come interviewers end up talking more than the guest they are interviewing. Are they camera hungry?

[@aliahmed8165]

India or Bharat or Hindustan!

[@_kartik_chauhan]

India that is Bharat i don't think we should call ourselves Hindustan

[@johnsonca8970]

38:31 very true......

[@shraddhajadhav5945]

Japan is Nihon not Nippon 🙈😅 but great conversation, enjoyable as always

[@pushpinderchhatwal7602]

And then there is Hindustan & Hindustani

[@cpc9560]

Nice and nice ansers

[@rajeshbhgat]

One line Summation Mr. ST - When the voters cast their ballots... Nobody is going to remember what you here.

[@simranthapliyal6224]

India is not just paradoxical, it's hypocritical.

[@s.k.6645]

How can you ask someone such a long question without having knowledge of anything?

[@30sreekanth]

We listen to tharoor and get enlightened and enchanted. When we go for election we see Rahul Gandhi's face and lose all confidence

[@aqeelkhurshid4860]

India and Hindustan are words that come from a province and a river of Pakistan. Sindh and river Indus respectively. India was never a country before 1947 but a sub continent.

[@prakkulmapillai]

Then why our epic is called Maha Bharatha . Why British called their Colonial company East India Company . Though India was a collection of nation states the great Indian empire was there not strictly in political entity but surely in cultural and spiritual circles

[@akashsinha2880]

Constitution already accepts Bharat. People accept Bharat. Only Macaulay putras want India.

[@sindhuyadav8890]

Are you Macaulay putra ...writing in English?.. you hypocrite

[@somsharma3045]

Mr. Tharoor, Show courage and stand up to Congress leadership. India needs a strong fighter to challenge Modi and the BJP machine. The time is running out for you, and India. If not now, when?

[@amitabhabanerjee11]

You forget the other side of it. Due to pluralism (time immemorial - you say), this land had fissures in politics. Rajas and maharajas kept fighting among themselves and when the invader came they were left to themselves. In modern times you needed the Constitution of India to come up with common minimum program or guidelines to bind the country and agree to a way of governance. Democracy beyond the constitution is no democracy. The will of the country is defined by the Government of the day at the center. Unless this acceptance is there, it will be anarchy. The collective will of the peopld needs to be respected.

[@VivekVerma-zh2wk]

Democracy needs to be protected between elections by institutions. This may not be true till bull dozer comes in front of your door and u know realise u have no money and time to go to court because ur poor.

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh123]

This guy talks about caste saying parties want to manipulate it then mentions caste census but not admitting its Congress and the Gandhis who want that, not Modi and BJP. The politicians dividing based on caste are liberals, it's the British divide and rule strategy that has been adopted by the corrupt Gandhis for decades. Modi says caste doesn't matter, you are only a HIndu and Indian. Shashi knows all this but needs to "both sides" the caste issue. What a joke, this is why I hate liberals. You divide then you blame the other for the division.

[@Hassan_Rajput_PAS]

declaimed loudly

[@shankarbasu9357]

SC ST in a few days the quota will challenge the general category on the basis of ai saying don’t underestimate this random access memory

[@nirmalakutty9416]

9:55

[@Sooji-i6e]

Hello Sir

[@Hassan_Rajput_PAS]

4:47

[@kirakd7204]

what he forgot is that the one asking for cast census to create more trouble is his own party's mainleader😂

[@rajendradangi2585]

Too much opinion devoid of facts or data expressed beautifully in English language.