In our democracy, aam admi can be a maharaja for a day
When Indira Gandhi abolished the princely privy purses in 1971, putting paid to Indian royalty, I was in two minds.
As a republican I looked askance at the concept of inherited entitlement, that by accident of birth some could claim an inherent superiority over their fellow citizens.
As a republican I looked askance at the concept of inherited entitlement, that by accident of birth some could claim an inherent superiority over their fellow citizens.