Mukulika Banerjee on the Cultivation of Democracy in India
Democracy in Question? - A podcast by Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy - Wednesdays
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This episode explores what makes republican values and practices important to the survival of any democracy, as well as the role of sociality in cultivating of a common sense of purpose, mutual interdependence, and collective engagement. What makes the agrarian ethos of Indian village communities resonate with the spirit of democratic republicanism and how does the rural India vote transform political consciousness?