I was in a small village in Rajasthan on January 26, the Indian Republic Day. Children ran through the village shouting in chorus, “Mahatma Gandhi ki jai, mera bharat mahan” and the like. These are children who will see little opportunity in their life; barring exceptions, each will spend his life as unskilled labor, marginalized and exploited in a globalizing India. Yet they ran, loudly, overtly, persistently patriotic.
Propaganda, Patriotism and Profits
Propaganda, Patriotism and Profits
Propaganda, Patriotism and Profits
I was in a small village in Rajasthan on January 26, the Indian Republic Day. Children ran through the village shouting in chorus, “Mahatma Gandhi ki jai, mera bharat mahan” and the like. These are children who will see little opportunity in their life; barring exceptions, each will spend his life as unskilled labor, marginalized and exploited in a globalizing India. Yet they ran, loudly, overtly, persistently patriotic.