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Prevalence of Colonial Influence in India’s Bureaucracy: Unraveling the Legacy - Ashutosh Debata
India’s colonial past continues to cast a long shadow over many aspects of its society and institutions. One area where this influence remains particularly pronounced is the bureaucracy. The bureaucratic system in India, inherited from British colonial rule, reflects deep-rooted structures.....
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The Daring Saga of the Kshatriya-śrēṇis - Sandeep Balakrishna
FROM THE MAURYAN PERIOD onwards, we had entire villages made up of a....
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Legal and Judicial Aspects of Guilds and Corporations in Ancient India - Sandeep Balakrishna
Legal and Judicial Aspects of Guilds and Corporations
AS OUR GUILDS AND CORPORATIONS extended the ambit of .......
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Incorporating a Guild or Corporation in Ancient India - Sandeep Balakrishna
Features and Functions of Corporations in Ancient India

NEXT, WE CAN EXAMINE just the barest contours of the.......
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Ancient Indian Guilds as Banks and Trusts - Sandeep Balakrishna
Banking Activities: GUILDS AND CORPORATIONS IN ANCIENT and medieval India also functioned as....
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Introducing a Miniature Village Republic in the Sevuna Empire - Sandeep Balakrishna
IN LETTER DATED SOMETIME IN 1830, CHARLES METCALFE wrote this about Indian villages: "I admire the structure of the village communities… The village communities are..."
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The Extraordinary Universe of Artisan Guilds in Ancient India - Sandeep Balakrishna
At a high level, there was a clear difference between trading and merchant guilds on the one hand and ....
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The Exciting World of Corporate Bodies in Ancient India - Sandeep Balakrishna
THE DEFINING, DISTINCTIVE AND CARDINAL FEATURE of life in ancient India from the Vedic era was the foundational spirit of honest cooperation and...
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D.V. Gundappa's Vision and Ideal of Rama Rajya - Sandeep Balakrishna
Every creature felt happy. Everybody was intent on [performing] Dharma. Turning their eyes towards Rama alone, creatures did not....
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Visiting the Extraordinary Village Administrative Universe of Ukkal - Sandeep Balakrishna
AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF TRAVELLING southwards from Kanchipuram towards Vandavasi, we.......
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The Pragmatism and Compassion of the Kautilyan Taxation System - Sandeep Balakrishna
Taxation is another major area where we see Chanakya’s invisible hand throughout the Hindu civilizational history. The second Adhikarana (Chapter) of the Arthasastra, has a rather compassionate and....
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The Unknown Story of the Valour of the Yogic Village of Sorade - Sandeep Balakrishna
THE TRANQUILITY OF MALENADU is undoubtedly a blessing but it is also a cloak that conceals thousands of profound stories of history. The curious seeker will be left with wanting more if ......
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A Short History of Public Opinion in Indian Public Life by Sandeep Balakrishna
The Buddhist Period
The Buddhist period not only continued the earlier tradition of debates, discussions and decisions in public assemblies, but made its own....
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THROUGHOUT THE CENTURY of the modern Indian Renaissance, it was an article of truth that one could not offer cogent and honest interpretations of the Sanatana civilization unless one ....
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A Glimpse of the Criminal Justice System in Hindu Villages of South India through Historical Anecdotes - Sandeep Balakrishna PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - A blog about Public Administration.

An Enchanting Miniature of Village-Level Jurisprudence in South India by Sandeep Balakrishna
THE CIVILISATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY of Bharatavarsha is also the history of its Grāmas or villages. It is in this treasure-chest that we find the foundational and ......
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The Training, Qualifications, Character and Powers of Ministers in Ancient India - by Sandeep Balakrishna
A KEY LINK TO UNDERSTAND both the theoretical and practical functioning of politics and .......
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The Training, Qualifications, Character and Powers of Ministers in Ancient India: A Study in Harmony - Sandeep Balakrishna PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - A blog about Public Administration.

Life in an Indian Village: The Story of Kelambakam - Sandeep Balakrishna
At the turn of the twentieth century, the Madras Presidency had a total population of 31 million, ninety percent of which lived in its 55,000 villages....
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Indian Temples: Do they have any economic significance?

An analysis of the role Hindu temples play in the Indian economy is presented in this article. Throughout India, temples have served as cultural centers, commerce hubs, art galleries, educational institutions, and social centers in addition to being places of worship. Across the country, there are over two million temples, which are crucial economic hubs, attracting devotees and.......
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Indian Temples: Do they have any economic significance? - Pankaj Jagannath Jayswal PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - A blog about Public Administration.

PUBLIC POLICY MAKING IN INDIA: ISSUES AND REMEDIES by O.P. Agarwal & T.V. Somanathan
Abstract
Public policy-making in India has frequently been characterized by a failure to anticipate needs, impacts, or reactions which could have reasonably been foreseen, thus impeding economic development. Policies have been reversed or ....
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PUBLIC POLICY MAKING IN INDIA: ISSUES AND REMEDIES by O.P. Agarwal & T.V. Somanathan PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - A blog about Public Administration.

We live in an economy which makes the simple things difficult and the complicated things default. Doing the right thing and doing what we love is often made unviable by the economic system. Exploitation is rewarded.

Those who are taking risks to live life on their own terms find themselves coming up against the logic of the economic system, forcing compromise. Many of our efforts towards alternatives in farming, architecture, clothing, education and health are becoming restricted to an audience or client base that can pay.

Perhaps there is a need to understand the origins of modern economics which is eating away at life, and learn to see the real economy which actually keeps us going. This might give us the threads to stop cooperating with structures which don't work for us, and give us the strength for recovering the possibilities of a healthier future together.

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Scope Of Smṛti And Nature Of A Dhārmic State – Part 2
Nature as Teacher and the Trustee

One of the most important aspects of dhārmic thought is seeing Nature as the ultimate teacher. It is not just about understanding Nature and Her workings, but about basing the design of .........
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Scope Of Smṛti And Nature Of A Dhārmic State – Part 2 by Shankara Bharadwaj Khandavalli PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - A blog about Public Administration.

Scope Of Smṛti And Nature Of A Dhārmic State – Part 1
by Shankar Bharadwaj Khandavalli
Abstract

After independence in 1947 this is arguably the most opportune time for us to contemplate on a constitution and a state design that aligns best with the nation. Right from the notion of nation-state and union of states, to rights to ideals like equality to choice of democracy to secularism, the modern systems known were.....
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Political Thought in the Puranas - Manjula Tekal
The more things change, the more they stay the same. While there may be many topics that are anachronistic, there are still many arts and sciences, values, and attitudes that are time-tested and embedded in Puranic knowledge systems. Furthermore, since they are embedded in Indian ethos, there is a......
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Rajadharma & Critique of Arthashastra In Bana Bhatta’s 'Kadambari' - Manjula Tekal
Ancient Indian pedagogy was designed around storytelling and poetry. We have forgotten that profound knowledge is better digested when delivered entertainingly and lightly in the beginning. Panchatantra by Vishnu Sharma was a curriculum of parables for his students designed to prepare them to ......
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Confucius and Kautilya on Establishing Moral Order for Prevention of Government and Market Failures - Balbir S Sihag
Abstract:
The main objectives of this paper are of two kinds: first one may be described as historical in the sense of correcting more than two thousand years of misinterpretations of the ideas of Confucius and Kautilya on establishing a moral order and the nature of its relationship to the legalistic approach; the second one is to highlight the ....
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Kautilya and Modern Economics by Balbir S Sihag
Introduction to Kautilya and his Arthashastra

Kautilya was a learned, ethical, wise, experienced, secular, progressive, independent and original thinker. He believed that poverty was death while living. His Arthashastra is a manual on promoting Yogakshema—peaceful enjoyment of prosperity—for all the people. It is shown that his approach is more suitable to ....
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CSR as Mandatory Trusteeship is an Oxymoron by Prof Satish Y Deodhar
Corporate social responsibility or CSR as we know it today, has always been a part of Indian culture and history. Traditionally, business communities have always supported construction of dharmashalas, panjrapols, ghats, and .....
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Stakeholders' Welfare and Arthashastra: Learning for Modern Business Management - Rishi Manrai & Utkarsh Goel
Abstract

The ancient scriptures of our civilization are sources of immense knowledge and Kautilya's Arthashastra is no exception. Teachings of Arthashastra which explains the politics and economics of governance was primarily written for the rulers and kings. Today's modern business can be compared to the ancient empires and ....
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Traditional Water Management Systems of India by Ranga Naga Satyanarayana Murthy, Ramesh Srikonda & Iyer Vijayalaxmi Kasinath
Water scarcity is becoming a significant issue in the present context
not only because of the unrestricted exploitation but also due to water
pollution and inequitable distribution of the available resource. In a country
like India that has finite sources of water and an .....
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