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Shivakumar Jolad

From patchwork of princely states to ‘heart’ of India: How modern-day Madhya Pradesh came to be

November 1 is Madhya Pradesh Foundation Day.

Kriti Bhargava
,
Mehr Kalra
&
Shivakumar Jolad
· Nov 01, 2024 · 07:30 am
Gandhi’s vision of a constitution was imperfect, but is India paying the price for neglecting it?

He envisaged self-governing and largely self-sufficient village republics and felt that concentrating power would violate democratic principles.

Shivakumar Jolad
· Oct 02, 2023 · 07:30 am
Today’s conflicts about Indian federalism were predicted by Constituent Assembly seven decades ago

In the aftermath of Partition, there was an emphasis on a strong Centre. It’s time for power to truly devolve to the states.

Saumya Gupta
&
Shivakumar Jolad
· Nov 26, 2022 · 07:30 am

On English-medium education, India is having the same debates it did 200 years ago

While the colonists introduced it, elite Indians took to English-medium education like a duck to water.

Shivakumar Jolad
· Aug 22, 2020 · 09:00 am