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A Liberal National Agenda based on Dharma

It is increasingly clear that the BJP in its current Avatar has outlived its moral purpose. Its time to rejuvenate the broad political movement to the Right of Center with a new Avatar based on Liberal National Agenda that draws inspiration from the ancient Indian metaphor symbolizing Dharma in the Political realm – the Shveta Chhatra or the White Umbrella.

“” The problem of government is the ethical problem of the individual projected onto the State. Its Solution lies in Dharma symbolized by the Shveta Chhatra“ 

 D. Mackenzie Brown in “The White Umbrella – Indian Political Thought from Manu to Gandhi”

1. Why do we need a new Big Tent ?

- read “Shveta Chhatra – the new Big Tent

2. How will the new Big Tent be different and why we need to differentiate it as the ideological opposite of the Congress’ psuedo-progressivism ?

- read “Distinguishing the new Big Tent from Progressives

3. What ideas will shape the new Big Tent ?

- read “5 Big Ideas for the new Big Tent

4. How will the new Big Tent be about the aspirations for the future rather than about greivances of the past ?

- read “From Agitational Politics to Aspirational Politics

5. From Govindacharya to Nanaji Deshmukh even dyed in the wool Sangh ideologues will appreciate the 3rd Freedom Movement

- read “The third Freedom Movement

6. Here is the leap faith that will have to be made by speaking for an Ownership Society, a Culture of Responsibility and the Spirit of Enterprise

- read “Spirit of Enterprise

7. How will the new Big Tent guarantee Freedom to Faith ?

- read “Of Faith Justice and Reconciliation

8. How will the new Big Tent guarantee Justice to all and discrimination against none ?

- read “Culture Conflicts, Truth and Reconciliation

9. Finally what does the new Big Tent expect from its detached Moral Leader ?

- read “Infectious Optimism

With this Liberal and National agenda based on Dharma Offstumped is putting the BJP on notice on the path it must take as it looks to revamp itself under the leadership of Nitin Gadkari.

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