Calls for Renewed Public Engagement Ahead of India's Seventy-Seventh Republic Day

As India approaches its seventy-seventh Republic Day, concerns arise over declining public engagement in democratic processes and nationalism. One perspective highlights the depoliticisation of the public sphere and reduced citizen participation beyond ceremonial roles. Another advocates for reviving jury duty and introducing civil conscription to foster active citizenship and strengthen national unity, emphasizing nationalism as a moral bond transcending ethnic and cultural divisions. Both views call for renewed public involvement to sustain India's constitutional democracy.