In this issue

2018 will be a crucial year for the government. Prime Minister Modi’s strategy must take into account the complex electoral math that will confront him in April-May 2019 and at the same time focus on a strong economic and governance agenda in the final year of his tenure.

The Hesitant Orbit

In order to march boldly ahead into the deep space, New Delhi must work towards building a station, boost its techno-economic planning and use the Indian Space Research Organisation smartly.

4 mins

Nudges And Narratives

The debate surrounding Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati brings India a complex network of portraits within a cultural world-system.

8 mins

The Spell Of Specialisation

THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE NEEDS AN URGENT REJIG. THE KEY TO SPEED AND EFFICIENCY LIES IN PUTTING AN END TO A GENERALIST APPROACH AND IN GOING FOR A NEW SERVICE.

7 mins

The Great Gamble

With demonetisation, the prime minister has taken a huge risk— both economic and political. He must succeed, because this move could transform both our economy and our society.

10+ mins

The Lies And The Truth

The government must be bold enough to up-end the activists who are coming in the way of the nation’s agricultural progress.

7 mins

Figuring Out China

China’s economic footprint is being followed by its military footprint. To know that is not be belligerent but to prepare oneself adequately.

5 mins

Management 108

The Upanishads Have A Lot To Teach Today’s Executives When Outcomes Are Unpredictable, Relationships Complex, And Change Is The Name Of The Game. 

8 mins

Sunny Days Ahead

THE NEW GUIDELINES FOR TAXI SERVICES ARE SENSIBLE, RATIONAL, AND MORE THAN WELCOME.

6 mins

The Cultural World-System

Despite much talk of “soft power”, the fact is that whichever way you slice it, Indian culture fares poorly at seeking or exercising it

6 mins

The Hard Way Forward

India has been focused on software, but there are large opportunities to be seized in hardware. A primer, and some busting of myths.

10 mins

Mission 360

THE BJP HAS SET ITSELF A TARGET OF 360 SEATS IN THE 2019 LOK SABHA ELECTIONS. WHICH IS A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY. IS THAT MISSION IMPOSSIBLE?

10+ mins

The Labels I Grew Up With

This was the clever classification — if you did not have a boyfriend, you were dubbed “ugly”; and having one rendered you “characterless”.

5 mins

The Bipolar Lawyer

AN EXTRACT FROM THE RECENT BOOK ON THE MAKING OF THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AND AWARDWINNING AMITABH BACHCHAN STARRER PINK.

4 mins

2017 wishlists

2016 began with the terrorist attacks at pathankot, and ended with the demonetising project. it was an eventful year, and to welcome 2017, swarajya asked a range of experts to draw up their wishlists for what can or should be done in the next 12 months. we hope our package provides you with food for thought and discussion.

9 mins

Artificial And Natural

Will quantum computers push man up towards his eventual union with the transcendent omniscience that some refer to as Brahman?

6 mins

So Much In Common

Between Hindutva And Zionism, There Exist Some Core Similarities That Shape Their Worldview In Profound Ways.

10+ mins

A Chequered Past

Earlier India had to accommodate the Arab-Islamic opposition to normalisation of relations with Israel, but now it is the other way around. 

4 mins

Kibbutzim To Capitalism

Israel started with a clear socialistic ideology. How did it then turn itself into a vibrant capitalist economy?

6 mins

The 95 Percent Factor

The story of Israel’s agricultural sector is near-miraculous. India can—and should—tweak that model to suit our local conditions.

7 mins

Feeble Memories

On the 50th anniversary of the uprising, Naxalbari shrugs off its gory past.

6 mins

Back To The Future

ICAR is open to collaborative research with agri-biotech MNCs, says Director-General Trilochan Mohapatra

5 mins

Distribute And Win

From space projects to mundane computing tasks, distributed systems are very often better than a single monolithic design.

7 mins

Vagina Dentata

Since time immemorial, men have been afraid of the woman’s most private part. The easiest escape is to just blame it on biology.

5 mins

The Naked Truth

Josy Joseph takes one through a very flawed India, one that we choose to close our eyes to. But he is also a rather biased author.

4 mins

Jobs And Jallikattu

When unemployment among youth is the norm, you are not going to find any shortage of protesters, whatever the cause.

4 mins

The Problem With Science

The scientific community must train a new generation of communicators who are trained properly in science, but also know how to resonate with the public.

10 mins

Tradition And Modernity

How are we to engage with contemporary reality in a purely traditional idiom? The first of a three-part series.

8 mins

The Evidence Is Compelling And Conclusive That RTE Has Failed

DR JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN is the founder of the LokSatta movement and Foundation for Democratic Reforms.

10 mins

FB And Your Emotions

Knowing the danger that Facebook poses and working on ways to reduce its impact is something that needs urgent action.

6 mins

Extinction Of Work

A jobs apocalypse has begun in the West as automation takes over. How long will it be before it arrives in India?

9 mins

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Swarajya Mag Magazine Description:

Independent India's first magazine that advocated less government and more freedom. We fought the license raj, the Emergency and more. Relaunched in 2014.

In 1956, journalist Khasa Subba Rau with the patronage of C Rajagoplachari “Rajaji”, India’s last Governor-General, freedom fighter and statesman hailed by Mahatma Gandhi as his “conscience keeper”, launched a weekly magazine called Swarajya.

Swarajya was intended to convey the founders’ quest to translate the joy of freedom not only from foreign rule, but full freedom as defined and promised by the preamble of our constitution.

Swarajya represented the first coherent intellectual response to Nehruvian socialism and the ever expanding Big State in newly independent India.