The personal is political

discussed in public. I can say that it is a very dicey matter. True. At one level, what have we got to do with their personal lives? Hey, but wait a minute. When the persons are public persona, their lives are up for imitation and what if their lifestyles are contradictory to basic human principles?... Sign in to see full entry.

The family is the smallest unit of society and it is important that democracy prevails in this smallest unit because it is this unit that plays a large part in shaping a human being and the larger political unit is definitely determined by the learnings of the smallest unit. Hence the personal is... Sign in to see full entry.

their day to day life: "Struggle is the protest of those who hope; hope is the celebration of those who struggle". Sign in to see full entry.

I am reminded of a group discussion I participated in years ago where we were discussing what principles we value in politics. And we decided onm 'OPENNESS' as one major principle. However the irony of the whole thing was not lost on us when our group leader reported in the plenary that we are rigid... Sign in to see full entry.

it holds so true as one examines things as one goes along. What hapapens to oneself affects and adds upto what happens in the world and what happens in the world has a bearing on our personal lives Sign in to see full entry.