%A Ajit Ranade
%T Reducing polarisation in an electoral democracy 
%! Reducing polarisation in an electoral democracy 
%X On the eve of the formation of the Indian republic, Dr.Ambedkar made a prophetic statement. This was part of his historic speech to the Constituent Assembly in November 1949. Just three months later the Republic of India was established on January 26, 1950. Dr. Ambedkar warned that India must confront the contradiction between political equality and widening social and economic inequality. 
%U https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/politics/reducing-polarisation-electoral-democracy-1432