This is just a brief list of the titles we have given our leaders. We have called them Lokmanya, Loknayak, Periyar, Veer, Netaji, Rajaji and Sister. Each title mostly belongs to only one person and is typical of that person. It marks a special relationship and speaks of a special appreciation. This is what makes India so magical and what sets ‘us’ apart from ‘them’. The new titles — Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri — somehow do not have this magic.
The writer is senior fellow, CSDS, Delhi
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