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Vox Populi XI Edition 2016-2017 Vox Populi XI Edition 2016-2017 Department of Political Science Miranda House University of Delhi III YEAR National Seminar organized by Department of Political Science, Jan 24-25, 2017 II YEAR Faculty of Department of Political Science I YEAR III YEAR National Seminar organized by Department of Political Science, Jan 24-25, 2017 II YEAR Faculty of Department of Political Science I YEAR FACULTY MEMBERS Dr. Jayashree Pillai Dr. Purnima Roy Dr. Bijyalaxmi Nanda Ms.Kusuma K. Shubha Dr. Namrata Singh Ms.Hena Singh (On study leave) Ms.Pushpa Singh Dr. Rajni Kumari Ms.Sonali Chitalkar Dr. Skylab Sahu Dr. Rashmi Gopi Ms.Shruti Sharma Sethi Dr. Pragya Pandey Mr. Rahul Chimurkar Dr. Dhruv Pande EDITORIAL BOARD ILLUSTRATIONS Aishwarya Dhar Charukeshi Bhatt Ambi Madhubala Chandni Jain Nilza Wangmo Charukeshi Bhatt Kajol Medha Singh Nilza Wangmo Nitmem Padun Cover designed by: Charukeshi Bhatt and Nilza Wangmo OFFICE BEARERS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL President: Preeti Kumari I Year Deepangana Singhi, Noor Bhatnagar Vice President: Titiksha Vashisht II Year: Debahuti Sharma General Secretary: Joyee Bhattacharya, Pooja Verma III Year: Priya Raj, Shreya Rajgopal Treasurer: Tarini Gupta CLASS REPRESENTATIVES I Year: Shrishti Suman, Anoushka Parija II Year: Ambi, Prerna Barua III Year: Ravina James, Diksha Sahra CONTENTS From the Editorial Board ................................................................................................................................. 1 Note from the Teacher in Charge ..................................................................................................................... 2 President‘s Note ............................................................................................................................................... 4 UGC Sponsored National Seminar: 24-25 January .......................................................................................... 5 Hon. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman: ‗Rhetoric in Indian Politics‘ ......................................................................... 7 Prof. Madhulika Banerjee: ‗Policy, Governance and Citizenship: Structuring a Truly Democratic Relationship ........................................................................................................................ 8 Nehru‘s Secularism: A Note ............................................................................................................................ 9 Demos of Democracy: The Population Debate .............................................................................................. 13 Citizenship and Governance: The Feminist and Subaltern Critique .............................................................. 15 Guilty till Proved Innocent ............................................................................................................................. 18 India and the Evolving Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific ................................................................................. 20 Panchayats in Tribal Areas During Post- Globalized Era: Issues, Challenges And Ways Forward ........................................................................................................................................ 22 Women‘s Collective in Tamil Nadu............................................................................................................... 24 Nomenclature Politics ................................................................................................................................... .26 The Right to Self-Determination as a Universal Value .. 27 Moral Policing in India .................................................................................................................................. 28 Demolition of Corporate Abattoir: An Electoral Imperative ......................................................................... 30 A Moment of Introspection: Reflections on True Meaning of Life and Religion............................................................................................................................................ 32 Public Participation in Promoting Integrity and Eradicating Corruption ....................................................... 33 Azaadi; Ladakh .............................................................................................................................................. 34 The Middle Eastern Soup ............................................................................................................................... 35 The Politics of Terror .................................................................................................................................... .41 Cashless Society: A Utopia ............................................................................................................................ 42 The Rohingya Refugee Crisis ........................................................................................................................ 43 Jallikattu: A Burning Issue ............................................................................................................................. 45 How Will the Budget 2017 Affect Consumers .............................................................................................. 47 Public Participation in Eradicating Corruption .............................................................................................. 48 Post- Truth Politics: The Only Road to Populist Politics in 21st Century ...................................................... 49 Demands for Reservation in Assam ............................................................................................................... 50 Refuge for Refugees: A Political Dilemma; प्रिम प्रऩतसृ 配ता........................................................................... 51 Ladakh ............................................................................................................................................................ 53 Journey of Modern India: Contribution of Mrs. India Gandhi ....................................................................... 54 What A Women ‗Should Be‘; अस्तत配व ............................................................................................. 56 A New Radcliffe Across Oceans .................................................................................................................... 57 आधी फात ....................................................................................................................................... 58 भेयी आफ셂 ...................................................................................................................................... 59 भसु ाफपय ........................................................................................................................................ 60 खूनी भॊ焼य का खेर ........................................................................................................................... 61 डडस्जटर इॊडडमा की दौड़ के झठू े वादे ..................................................................................................... 62 िौ饍मोगगकी .................................................................................................................................... 63 Department of Political Science- Leadership Roles in the College (2016-2017 ............................................ 64 Indo- Dutch Exchange Programme 2015 ....................................................................................................... 65 International Summer School at University of Sussex ................................................................................... 66 SRCC- MH UBS 9th Indo-Dutch Collaborative Study Programme 2017 ...................................................... 67 Summer School at London school of Economics (20th June 2016- 9th July 2016) ........................................ 68 Miranda Speaks .............................................................................................................................................. 69 From the Editorial Board “I do not agree with what you say but I will defend to death your right to say it.” -Voltaire The humankind is familiar with the story of Adam and Eve and the curse of the forbidden tree. In the biblical history, the first encounter of the unaware couple with the apple is where the realization of the ability to distinguish between ‗good‘ or ‗evil‘ and ‗right‘ or ‗wrong‘ begins. As students of Politics, we know there is an eerie resemblance; there is an undeniable change in the way we perceive things after we are acquainted with the discipline of Political Science. We have become aware. We question We engage. We react. We reflect. And it would be wrong to deny the fact that it is our acquaintance and engagement with the discipline of political science that has caused these changes. It would be unfair to not accredit the subject for having opened for us newer broader horizons. We as students, can give back to the subject, only more questions, more curiosities, more doubts. To be able to do that, would be our achievement. For the minds that think, question. The 11th edition of the Vox Populi - Annual magazine of the department of Political Science is a reflection of the questions and uncertainties that remain unanswered. The magazine has reflections from students and teachers on a wide array of views, opinions, agreements and disagreements. The recent times are fraught with problems that appear
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