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THE Disruption Philosophy
‘The wealthy nations…have colonized the future. We treat the future like a distant colonial outpost devoid of people, where we can freely dump ecological...
Freud’s donkey puzzle
Freud wasn’t surprised by Nazi brutality, but he struggled to comprehend how the majority of Germans, an intelligent people with a great cultural Tradition,...
Harmoney’s Labour Lost
Five hundred years ago, Emperor Humayun was a sovereign on the run, with his dynasty's future hanging by a thread. At that precarious juncture,...
No Revolution Since Harrappa
These much-hyped digital “soldiers” are primed to fervently believe in any bizarre conspiracy
theory that emerges in the digital space. They generate all fire and...
No Revolution Since Harappa
Going all the way back to the Harappan civilization (circa 2500 BCE), the Indian subcontinent has never experienced a true revolution. This means there...
The Disruption Philosophy!
Disruption, far from being the red signboard of a hazard requiring caution, is now the zeitgeist of our times. Whether we look at technology,...
Horizontal Vs Vertical Change
Understanding the true meaning of change with revolts and revolutions. If horizontal change merely reshuffles elite power, vertical change seeks social justice.
Potentates, Princes & Prelates
The generals, wielding the instruments of conquest and colonialism, laid the foundations for all the ancient expansive states. Assimilation was generously allowed for those willing to surrender their autonomy; the sword dispatched others who had resistance in their minds and tongues.
The Myth of Benevolent Dictatorships Part-III
Even Lee Kuan Yew, often regarded as the global icon of "benevolent" dictatorship, was known to favor and advocate for the creation of a policestate where legal protections were set aside. “Repression…is a habit that grows,” said Lee addressing Singapore’s British chief minister David Marshall in the island’s colonial legislative assembly.
The Myth of Benevolent Dictatorships – Part II
Pakistan emerged in a state of disarray as a "moth-eaten" country. Our inherited colonial state apparatus was geared only for the implementation of two central policies: the maintenance of law and order, and the extraction of surplus resources from our agrarian economy. The colonial state structure that we inherited was thus ill-suited for the formidable task of fostering comprehensive national development. Following the "transfer of power,"
