Bharat a living nascent democratic tradition of our world

 stern steps and determined decisions alone can discipline a nation a unflinching faith in the government and governance is a must as the popular government is chosen by the people,for the people and from the people in a democracy and that to in the land of birth of democracy we have the longest period of standing alone as the world's largest living democratic historical tradition since vedic periodand the period of mahajanapadas or the age of large kingdoms apart from this our ganatantras like licchavis and sakyas naming afew because the list is very lengthy we get the word ganatantra or republic much before plato's republic the ganatantras were powerful enough to defend and defeat the macedonian prince alexander on his conquest of the world indian fiasco it was india which shattered his dream his indian exploits have been glorified band magnified by turkish and greek historians we dont find slightest mention in our contemporary literature what about the badly injured alexander being salvaged out of harm in the midst of the battle of hydaspes and the mutiny of greek army bypassed as a homesickness what about the hard lessons taught by the malavas (malloi) and the kathas(kathhoi) what about Arrian exclaiming indian military migt as the best in the contemporary world of that time what about the real fear of the military might of nandas forcing the greek army from crossib the ganga and retreating erecting twelve altars for sacrifice as atoken of thanksgivig to tje gods along the river beas and what about the stiff armed resistance of the acharyas of the university of takshshila led by acharya chanakya who also united all principalities of that period as one strong martial unit as Akhand Bharat to repulse and protect our nation,motherland BHARATVARSHA acharya chanakya later under his tutelage nurtutures and nourishes and gave us the first emperor of bharat and the first largest empire ever known in history the Mauryan Empire which shook off the looming foreign yoke and drove out the foreign invader out of the national territorial expanse now returning to our point Uttaramerura temple inscription has avivid description of the chola village administration village is the basic unit of administration the commitee or variyam system was popular and democratic the king since vedic times was chosen with popular consent represented by the representatives of the people in the sabha and samiti we have been apopular living vibrant flourishing perennial democracy SENGOL was the token of authority to rule but always under the power of dharma and in accordance to dharma,treating his subjects as his children i.e. a concept of a paternal kingship and prevalence of peaceful coexistence,absence of state religion,freedom of religious pursuit upon individual will'absence of religious persecution and proselytization made it amoral welfare state the sinhala inscription of emperor ashoka deciphered by james princep gave him the famous epithet to be proud of 'devanamapiyadassi' beloved of gods,the banishment of mata sita by bhagwan shri ram on a popular raising of doubt by apetty washerman and the coronation address of bhagwan shri ram on the occasion of his coronation telling the populave commoners to to stop him if he takes any action,decision deviating from niti or ethics ,unethical sucha guarantee by horse mouth by aking himself are heights of democracy and dictatorship if ever there has been was ended by assasination,rebellion or banishment thus we can on aconcluding nnote say verily that bharat has been,is and will remain a vibrant living largest ancient democracy of the world and has its future in democracy though challenged by some will fight down those forces with its inner strength and potential imbibed and envisioned in thte WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA enshrined in our PREAMBLE of our constitution to guide,inspire and lead our democratic spirit of WE or VAYAM as a SOVEREIGN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (1950) for ever more. VANDE MATARAM