Tag: power

• Let’s not fall into the pit of Matsya-nyaya again!

  The nature, as it exists, is brutal out there. You see the animal kingdom, where the bigger and stronger eats the smaller and meek. There is only one law- “might is right”. In the oceans, there is Matsya-nyaya (मत्स्य न्याय), meaning “the bigger fish eats the smaller fish”. It is the law of nature that…

  AnupamSinghal_the_dreamer

  Jan 21, 2026

  A better tomorrow, A figment of my mind, Dreams for humanity, Sustainable future, The values of humanity, World affairs

  care compassion, death, humanistic values, humans, international law, justice, law, matsyanyaya, might, might is right, nation, nyaya, power, strong, values, weak

• The flawed and misplaced obsession with the posts/positions!

  There is a vast majority of people in our country and even elsewhere in the world, who are obsessed with occupying some high-level post or position in the society. And why shouldn’t they? Because such posts/positions command influence, power and authority to “do something”. And higher is the ability to do something, higher is the…

  AnupamSinghal_the_dreamer

  Nov 14, 2025

  A better tomorrow, A figment of my mind, India of our dreams, Indian democracy and polity, The values of humanity

  accountability, authority, bureaucracy, Constitution, democracy, duty, election, nation, obsession, people, politics, polity, position, post, power, representatives

• Do we really need a Chanakya in the current scenario?

  Philosophy of साम, दाम, दंड, भेद (saam, daam, danda, bheda)- a critical review A little while ago, I heard a politician making a remark that “saam, daam, danda, bheda, etc. whatever is to be used for winning elections, we will use that”. Sometime back, one of my acquaintances was telling me that in politics “saam,…

  AnupamSinghal_the_dreamer

  Aug 20, 2025

  A better tomorrow, A figment of my mind, Dreams for humanity, philosophy, Random moorings, The values of humanity

  administration, Arthashastra, bheda, Chanakya, daam, danda, diplomacy, ethics, goal, human values, humanity, Means-end, money, morality, politics, polity, power, realpolitik, saam, society, statecraft

• Race to the bottom- for- race to the top

  Some people in this world are amazing visionaries. They observe the world and make prophecies which hold true even after they are no more. One of such legends was the poet Sahir Ludhianvi, who wrote beautiful lines in mid-20th century, which goes as follows: ये महलों, ये तख्तो, ये ताजों की दुनियाँ ये इंसान के…

  AnupamSinghal_the_dreamer

  Feb 1, 2025

  A better tomorrow, A figment of my mind, Indian democracy and polity, Sustainable future, The values of humanity

  democracy, elections, history, news, political-power, politics, power, principles