Browse published articles by Dr. N. Bhaskar Rao.
Can we expect a " New India" without reforming polls and parties?
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Prime Minister may not have been allowed to formally introduce his new Cabinet in the Parliament on Monday but he made an earnest effort to have a good Cabinet …
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20 Jul 2021
With pandemics foreseen beyond Covid viral phases, do not we want to build immunity levels?
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Change in lifestyles is only durable way to cope with impending pandemics of whatever origin as and when. …
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14 Jul 2021
Do we have an agenda for the country or it is better that we do not have any such pretentions?
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Do we have an agenda for the country? An agenda to pursue beyond immediate interests. …
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02 Jul 2021
PK’s mantras and methods as an outsourced poll strategist
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PK is in news now with gossip of his chasing a different role. He seems exploring a vacuum in leadership of parties and a solo pursuit of leaders against a pow…
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21 Jun 2021
Are we consolidating or destabilizing primary education?
Primepost
The anxiety of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh to restructure primary education and promote the foundation should be welcomed. …
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17 Jun 2021
What Anandayya of Andhra Pradesh has done many can do in India
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Herbal (Ayurved) practitioner Anandayya, near Nellore, has shown what even one volunteer could do to relieve immediate pressures of Covid-19 and showcase an alt…
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22 May 2021
Prashant Kishore should be thanked for the "PK phenomena "?!
Primepost
Yes, PK should be thanked for expediting a decaying-course of political parties for some years. …
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11 May 2021
Are our political parties gasping under a “solo syndrome”?
Primepost
Four signals sweeping should shudder us currently as a country of rich heritage and future perspective. For, the implications of these trends are threatening th…
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07 May 2021
Populism is pushing research-based policymaking to the sidelines: Research pioneer N Bhaskara Rao
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With political parties dominating policies, there has been greater emphasis on winning elections. This concern has become the priority for research.…
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06 May 2021
No-campaign elections... Is it not time to go for no-campaign elections here after?
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Do we need any more compulsions to consider “no-campaign elections” than this round of just completed elections for state assemblies, some by-elections and …
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02 May 2021
Without adhering to codes can we expect credibility of our electoral democracy?
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If Model Code of Conduct (MCC) becomes blatantly irrelevant, then what is left to claim "free and fair" of elections as provided for in the Constitution? …
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14 Apr 2021
No-campaign... Significance of Jana Reddy’s offer in Nagarjuna Sagar by-poll
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Former Minister and senior most Congress leader K. Jana Reddy, one of the serious candidates in the current by-poll to the Nagarjuna Sagar assembly constituenc…
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03 Apr 2021
Have we lost sight of electoral route for representative governance and inclusive development?
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Just held elections to the executive of the Jubilee Hills Co-operative House Building Society in Hyderabad reminds me of an alarming trend, which should pick th…
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26 Mar 2021
With Control & Command Strategies? Will electoral power-centric parties ever become messiah of masses?
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My recent visits to two Southern states and meetings with several old acquaintees point emerging Indian scene. What signals do I think point such a trend? An al…
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16 Feb 2021
How well Gandhian ideas have taken roots in India? Have they?
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We just held vardhanti of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30 and paid tributes yet again for 73rd time. But we also specially remember Gandhi a couple of times in a y…
Published on:
11 Feb 2021