New Socialist Initiative

Fascism and Democratic Polity : How Did India Land in This Crisis ? – Dr Ravi Sinha

New Socialist Initiative ( NSI) South, recently organised two lectures by one of its senior Comrades Dr Ravi Sinha in Hyderabad.  First lecture was on ‘Fascism and Democratic Polity : How Did India Land in This Crisis ?‘ and the second lecture was on ‘How Does Democracy Undermines Itself ?‘ Here is a YouTube Link … Continue reading Fascism and Democratic Polity : How Did India Land in This Crisis ? – Dr Ravi Sinha →

Will India Survive as a Democracy ? : Ashutosh

The 11 th lecture in the Democracy Dialogues Series organised by New Socialist Initiative was delivered by Ashutosh, TV anchor, columnist, author and co-founder of satyahindi.com at 6 PM ( IST), Sunday, 31 st October 2021. Mr Ashutosh spoke on ‘Will India Survive as a Democracy ?’A highly acclaimed journalist and TV News Anchor, a reputed Columnist, … Continue reading Will India Survive as a Democracy ? : Ashutosh →

Jawaharlal Nehru and the Current Challenge to the Idea of India : Prof aditya mukherjee

      The fourth lecture in the Democracy Dialogues series organised by New Socialist Initiative was  delivered by eminent scholar Prof Aditya Mukherjee, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU who is also editor of the ‘Sage Series in Modern Indian History’ Theme : Jawaharlal Nehru and the Current Challenge to the Idea of India Sunday, … Continue reading Jawaharlal Nehru and the Current Challenge to the Idea of India : Prof aditya mukherjee →

State of the judiciary and reforms required : Prashant Bhushan

Democracy Dialogues Lecture Series Organised by New Socialist Initiative – 3 rd Lecture Topic: State of the Judiciary and Reforms RequiredSpeaker: Prashant Bhushan, eminent Supreme Court lawyer and civil rights activistDate and Time: Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 6 PM IST Zoom and Facebook Live details in the poster below. [New Socialist Initiative Presents Democracy … Continue reading State of the judiciary and reforms required : Prashant Bhushan →

The Structural Contradictions of Indian Democracy and the Rise of the BJP : Prof Pratap Bhanu Mehta

[Democracy Dialogues Lecture Series ( Webinar) Organised by New Socialist Initiative] Date and Time: Sunday, August 16, 2020, at 6 PM IST (8.30 AM EST in the US)   Topic: The Structural Contradictions of Indian Democracy and the rise of the BJP Abstract: This talk explores the deep social transformations that have made the dominance … Continue reading The Structural Contradictions of Indian Democracy and the Rise of the BJP : Prof Pratap Bhanu Mehta →

Trajectory of India’s Democracy and Contemporary Challenges : Prof Suhas Palshikar

[Inaugural Lecture of ‘Democracy Dialogues’ Series ( Webinar) Organised by New Socialist Initiative, 12 th July 2020] Join us on facebook.com/newsocialistinitiative.nsi for further updates   ( Prof Suhas Palshikar, Chief Editor, Studies in Indian Politics and Co-director, Lokniti at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, delivered the inaugural lecture in the ‘Democracy Dialogues’ … Continue reading Trajectory of India’s Democracy and Contemporary Challenges