Symbols and substance: on the inauguration of the new Parliament building and beyond
1 year, 6 months ago

Symbols and substance: on the inauguration of the new Parliament building and beyond

The Hindu  

The inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday was true to a style he has mastered: using every occasion to advance a form of politics that many of his critics find problematic. Mr. Modi presented the aesthetics of the new building as a representation of India’s myriad diversity, its rich cultural heritage and its soaring aspirations. By weaving an artful tale around a Sengol, a sceptre gifted to the first Prime Minister of India by a Shaivite sect of Tamil Nadu, the current dispensation has sought to reimagine the founding principles of India’s republican sovereignty. The new building also turns the spotlight, tangentially, on an approaching challenge of representation that will be upon India within the next decade.

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