Swabhimaan

A libertarian perspective on India

Cover of issue 5

Issue 5 ·

Fighting the Wrong Enemy

The state rations college seats, then wins elections distributing the ration. Abolishing quotas without ending the scarcity only rearranges the queue.

It is Swaraj when we learn to rule ourselves. It is, therefore, in the palm of our hands. But such Swaraj has to be experienced, by each one for himself. One drowning man will never save another.

M. K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj, 1909

In this issue

  1. Lead ArticleThe Kids at Jantar Mantar Are Fighting the Wrong EnemyBy Avneesh Kasture
  2. PropertyThe Government Knows Your Land. It Just Won’t Guarantee That It’s Yours.By Deepak Srinivasan
  3. IdeasGandhi’s English Word for Swaraj Was AnarchyBy Rangaraj
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Swabhimaan is published every Thursday. The Jantar Mantar photograph accompanying the lead article is from the Reservation Hatao Andolan's @rhamovement_01 account on X.