India’s democracy is decaying under dynastic politics where surnames replace merit and families rule like modern monarchs.
From the Gandhis to the Yadavs, from Pawars to Thackerays, India’s democracy is quietly being replaced by a republic of families, not citizens.
India’s democracy is facing a slow, deliberate suffocation, not by authoritarian decrees, but by the rise of dynastic politics disguised as social representation.
Legacy is what a leader leaves behind for the nation.
Author's summary: India's democracy decays under dynastic politics.