Wednesday, September 16, 2020

(Webinar) STATE OF THE JUDICIARY AND REFORMS REQUIRED: PRASHANT BHUSHAN

 

Democracy Dialogues Lecture Series ( Webinar)
Organised by New Socialist Initiative


3rd Lecture

Topic: State of the Judiciary and Reforms Required


Speaker: Prashant Bhushan, (eminent Supreme Court lawyer and civil rights activist)


Date and Time: Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 6 PM IST

 

Zoom and Facebook Live details 

ZOOM Meeting ID832 3640 0368

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Facebook Live on - http://fb.com/newsocialistinitiative.nsi


About the Democracy Dialogues Series :

The idea behind this series - which we would like to call 'Democracy Dialogues' - is basically to initiate as well as join in the on-going conversation around this theme in academic as well as activist circles.

We feel that the very idea of democracy which has taken deep roots across the world, has come under scanner for various reasons. At the same time we have been witness to the ascendance of right-wing forces and fascistic demagogues via the same democratic route. There is this apparently anomalous situation in which the spread and deepening of democracy have often led to generating mass support for these reactionary and fascistic forces.

Coming to India, there have been valid concerns about the rise of authoritarian streak among Indians and how it has helped strengthen BJP's hard right turn. The strong support for democracy here is accompanied by increasing fascination towards majoritarian-authoritarian politics. In fact, we would like to state that a vigorous electoral democracy here has become a vehicle for hindutva-ite counterrevolution.

The inaugural lecture in the series was delivered by Prof Suhas Palshikar on 12 th July 2020. The theme of Prof Palshikar’s presentation was TRAJECTORY OF INDIA’S DEMOCRACY AND CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES.

Pratap Bhanu Mehta delivered the second lecture on THE STRUCTURAL CONTRADICTIONS OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY AND THE RISE OF THE BJP on 16 th August 2020.


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