India is the most interesting country in the world. But it is not necessarily the most comfortable or convenient.Ramachandra Guha
Gandhi believed that at the core of every religion was truth (satya), non-violence (ahimsa) and the moral law (dharma).Ramachandra Guha
Free India's first general elections, held in 1951-52, were an act of faith. They were also an act of defiance.Ramachandra Guha
That in this, the most diverse of nations, a Dalit woman could occupy the highest office in the land was no small achievement.Ramachandra Guha
The tragedy is that, in the absence of a credible, constructive, unified opposition, the errors of the government go unchallenged and uncorrected.Ramachandra Guha
The demolition of the Babri Masjid was the most blatant expression of the dark and dangerous side of Indian nationalism.Ramachandra Guha
Communal identities were always important in Indian politics, but now they threatened to overwhelm all other considerations.Ramachandra Guha
Both Marxists and hyper-nationalists are disdainful of liberal democracy. They also share a tendency to centralize power.Ramachandra Guha
In the third year of India's Independence, it was considered necessary to impose a ban on cow slaughter.Ramachandra Guha
For in India, as elsewhere, the process of making laws is very often the process of remaking society.Ramachandra Guha
This, then, is the greatest achievement of independent India, that we have made the people free and we have kept them free.Ramachandra Guha