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In this talk, Ravi Shanker Kapoor deals with the influence of the Left, which is greatly disproportionate to their political strength in India. Despite the fact that their theories have been discredited and proved disastrous all over the world, Left-leaning intellectuals continue to dominate India’s public discourse. He deals with the techniques and tricks they employ to perpetuate their dominance.
He concludes with the mantra that right-thinking people should always doubt whatever the Left says; statements made by intellectuals should be viewed as lies unless proven otherwise. For this to happen, Kapoor also exhorts the people to discard fickleness and get involved in the matters that impact politics, economy, society, and culture.
About Ravi Shanker Kapoor
Ravi Shanker Kapoor is a journalist and author. He has spent 25 years in journalism, over 10 of which were with The Financial Express. In the last 10 years, he has been working primarily with websites, the most important of them being indiaright.org and www.jagohindu.in. He has also contributed to such major publications as Business Standard, Wall Street Journal, and The Indian Express. He has written three books: More Equal Than Others: A Study of the Indian Left (2000), Failing the Promise: Irrelevance of the Vajpayee Government (2003), and How India’s Intellectuals Sell Lies (2007). All books brought out by Vision Books, a leading publishing house in India. In all his writings, Kapoor has championed individual freedom, market economy, limited government, and freedom of expression. Currently, he is editor - www.jagohindu.in.
In this talk, Ravi Shanker Kapoor deals with the influence of the Left, which is greatly disproportionate to their political strength in India. Despite the fact that their theories have been discredited and proved disastrous all over the world, Left-leaning intellectuals continue to dominate India’s public discourse. He deals with the techniques and tricks they employ to perpetuate their dominance.
He concludes with the mantra that right-thinking people should always doubt whatever the Left says; statements made by intellectuals should be viewed as lies unless proven otherwise. For this to happen, Kapoor also exhorts the people to discard fickleness and get involved in the matters that impact politics, economy, society, and culture.
About Ravi Shanker Kapoor
Ravi Shanker Kapoor is a journalist and author. He has spent 25 years in journalism, over 10 of which were with The Financial Express. In the last 10 years, he has been working primarily with websites, the most important of them being indiaright.org and www.jagohindu.in. He has also contributed to such major publications as Business Standard, Wall Street Journal, and The Indian Express. He has written three books: More Equal Than Others: A Study of the Indian Left (2000), Failing the Promise: Irrelevance of the Vajpayee Government (2003), and How India’s Intellectuals Sell Lies (2007). All books brought out by Vision Books, a leading publishing house in India. In all his writings, Kapoor has championed individual freedom, market economy, limited government, and freedom of expression. Currently, he is editor - www.jagohindu.in.
