India Inked: Elections in the World's Largest Democracy
Autor Poonam Agarwalen Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 feb 2025
When Poonam Agarwal first began reporting on the electoral bonds scheme, she had not foreseen that her investigative work would imminently make history in one of the most landmark Supreme Court judgements. In her trailblazing pursuit, she chased the big questions that the media, courts and citizens had no easy answers to.
Just how big is the Indian electoral machinery? Are money and muscle power in bed together? Was the electoral bonds scheme 'one of the biggest legalised robberies'? What tools do political parties assemble for campaigning and propaganda? And what will the imminent exercise of redrawing of electoral boundaries, muscular calls for 'one nation one election', and the women's reservation bills mean for the fabric of the Indian polity?
With insights into the forbidden world of election war rooms, on how electoral strategies are formulated and rules bent, what works with voters on the ground and what simply doesn't, Poonam Agarwal's India Inked is nothing short of a revelation into the inner workings of politics in the world's largest democracy.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789361318207
ISBN-10: 9361318209
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury India
Locul publicării:New Delhi, India
ISBN-10: 9361318209
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury India
Locul publicării:New Delhi, India
Recenzii
Sunlight is the best disinfectant ... at a time when our electoral democracy is slipping into areas of darkness, especially over money power, EVMs, and indeed the Election Commission itself, Poonam Agarwal has made a genuine effort to investigate and unravel the truth. A must-read for those who want democracy to be strengthened and our electoral process be made more transparent.
Poonam Agarwal changed everyone's understanding of the Election Commission's rules during the Lok Sabha elections. Her continuous reporting helped people understand many provisions of the Election Commission, whether it was electoral bonds or Form 17C. Through Poonam's reporting, political workers also received training on how to engage with the Election Commission. In away, Poonam's videos and reports became training manuals for the general public. She has a significant grasp of these issues. Today, as the debate about the role of the Election Commission has reignited, Poonam Agarwal's book has emerged as a major contribution to this discussion.
Poonam's pathbreaking work on electoral bonds and the Indian electoral system is one that will be remembered for decades to come when we look back at this critical and horrifying time in Indian democracy's history.
Free and fair elections are an essential feature of our Constitution. What do free and fair elections mean? Poonam takes us through our electoral process and enables the reader to better understand the range of issues. A must read for every voter.
A deep dive into how and why India's electoral system, despite its historical strengths, is not quite the free and fair model of electoral democracy it is touted to be - by the reporter who first brought to light the hidden unique alphanumeric code in the scandal of the Electoral Bonds scheme.
History of elections, the Election Commission and the Election Commissioners interestingly captured by Poonam through painstaking research. A great addition to the scarce literature on a subject that touches the entire nation.
An engaging story of how the most audacious attempts at legalised robbery of the democratic process through Electoral Bonds was foiled.
The book is an insightful and much-needed exploration of India's electoral process from an investigative journalist's perspective with remarkable depth and clarity especially with regard to electoral bonds and the mismatch in votes polled and counted.
Poonam's work on the electoral process and its dangers reveals her complete grasp over a very controversial subject.
Poonam's investigative work helped expose the lack of transparency in the NDA government's electoral bonds scheme. This is a necessary read for those who care for the health of India's elections, democracy and development.
Poonam Agarwal has written a very comprehensive compendium on the most important democratic exercise in India. It is a significant contribution to the literature on electoral issues in the country.
Poonam Agarwal offers an excellent account of the supposedly politics-agnostic electoral bonds for anyone wanting to understand how a part of India's election system works - and how it is undermined.
Agarwal's story had debunked the Centre's claim about the electoral bonds' anonymity before the Supreme Court quashed the scheme.
The name's Bond, shame's Bond. The case of the electoral bonds with their alphanumeric code, a canny government and an uncaring public.
India Inked offers a candid, often unsettling account. It is as much a political book as it is a journalistic record, one that seeks to start a conversation rather than end it.
Journalist who exposed electoral bonds pens dark realities of Indian elections.
Poonam Agarwal's latest book India Inked offers a piercing look into the mechanics and myths of Indian elections.
Poonam Agarwal changed everyone's understanding of the Election Commission's rules during the Lok Sabha elections. Her continuous reporting helped people understand many provisions of the Election Commission, whether it was electoral bonds or Form 17C. Through Poonam's reporting, political workers also received training on how to engage with the Election Commission. In away, Poonam's videos and reports became training manuals for the general public. She has a significant grasp of these issues. Today, as the debate about the role of the Election Commission has reignited, Poonam Agarwal's book has emerged as a major contribution to this discussion.
Poonam's pathbreaking work on electoral bonds and the Indian electoral system is one that will be remembered for decades to come when we look back at this critical and horrifying time in Indian democracy's history.
Free and fair elections are an essential feature of our Constitution. What do free and fair elections mean? Poonam takes us through our electoral process and enables the reader to better understand the range of issues. A must read for every voter.
A deep dive into how and why India's electoral system, despite its historical strengths, is not quite the free and fair model of electoral democracy it is touted to be - by the reporter who first brought to light the hidden unique alphanumeric code in the scandal of the Electoral Bonds scheme.
History of elections, the Election Commission and the Election Commissioners interestingly captured by Poonam through painstaking research. A great addition to the scarce literature on a subject that touches the entire nation.
An engaging story of how the most audacious attempts at legalised robbery of the democratic process through Electoral Bonds was foiled.
The book is an insightful and much-needed exploration of India's electoral process from an investigative journalist's perspective with remarkable depth and clarity especially with regard to electoral bonds and the mismatch in votes polled and counted.
Poonam's work on the electoral process and its dangers reveals her complete grasp over a very controversial subject.
Poonam's investigative work helped expose the lack of transparency in the NDA government's electoral bonds scheme. This is a necessary read for those who care for the health of India's elections, democracy and development.
Poonam Agarwal has written a very comprehensive compendium on the most important democratic exercise in India. It is a significant contribution to the literature on electoral issues in the country.
Poonam Agarwal offers an excellent account of the supposedly politics-agnostic electoral bonds for anyone wanting to understand how a part of India's election system works - and how it is undermined.
Agarwal's story had debunked the Centre's claim about the electoral bonds' anonymity before the Supreme Court quashed the scheme.
The name's Bond, shame's Bond. The case of the electoral bonds with their alphanumeric code, a canny government and an uncaring public.
India Inked offers a candid, often unsettling account. It is as much a political book as it is a journalistic record, one that seeks to start a conversation rather than end it.
Journalist who exposed electoral bonds pens dark realities of Indian elections.
Poonam Agarwal's latest book India Inked offers a piercing look into the mechanics and myths of Indian elections.