Dr. Vidya Venkat's Outputs (3)

Incorporating people's will in governance (2022)
Journal Article
Venkat, V. (2022). Incorporating people's will in governance. Seminar (New Delhi.1959), 756, 29-34

In this essay, I use archival research to demonstrate how the framing of the Right To Information Act, 2005 was an expression of "people's will". The essay traces the formative phase of the right to information movement in Rajasthan and New Delhi.

Incorporating People's Will in Structures of Political Governance (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Venkat, V. (2022, April). Incorporating People's Will in Structures of Political Governance. Presented at 'India at 75': Unpacking the idea of the people, Online - Zoom

From Ayodhya To Jerusalem: The Burden Of Civilisation’s Churn (2022)
Digital Artefact
Venkat, V. From Ayodhya To Jerusalem: The Burden Of Civilisation’s Churn

British colonialism left contested grounds both India and Israel. The narrative about Ram mandir’s existence at the site where the Babri Masjid once stood was a British lie to divide and rule India. The story of Jerusalem holds out a lesson: Dividing... Read More about From Ayodhya To Jerusalem: The Burden Of Civilisation’s Churn.