Once in a Blue Moon Academia (OBMA)

  Why India Needs a No Kings Movement: From Fascist Corporatocracy to Partyless Democracy Posted on 30th October, 2025 (GMT 11:30 hrs) A Brief Reflection On Power, Corporatocracy, And The Dream Of A Partyless Democracy Authored by  Partyless Society⤡ ABSTRACT This essay traces the global and Indian convergences of authoritarian populism, corporate capture, and digital surveillance through the metaphor of kingship. Beginning with the “No Kings” movement in the U.S., it reinterprets democracy as an anti-monarchical ethic — a practice of shared sovereignty rather than submission to personality cults. Through Modi’s curated spectacle of power, the text exposes India’s descent into corporatocracy, pseudology, and ecological tyranny. It ultimately envisions a “partyless democracy” rooted in decentralization, mutual care, and invisible leadership — a republic without kings, parties, or masters. The “No Kings” protests emerged as a massive, decentralized democratic uprising that ...

  E20 Petrol in India: Green Transition or Greenwashed Cronyism? Posted on 25th September, 2025 (GMT 01:37 hrs) ABSTRACT This article critically examines India’s nationwide rollout of E20 petrol—a fuel blend of 80% petrol and 20% ethanol—framed as a green transition but marked by structural contradictions and political capture. While the policy promises reduced fossil fuel dependence and enhanced energy security, its hasty and opaque implementation has exposed ecological, economic, and democratic fault lines. Large-scale ethanol production, dependent on sugarcane and food grains, risks intensifying food-versus-fuel conflicts, groundwater depletion, monoculture expansion, and contested lifecycle emissions, undermining its environmental rationale. At the same time, the accelerated timeline has disproportionately benefited politically connected firms, notably those linked to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s family, fuelling charges of dynastic capitalism and greenwashed cronyism. C...