A monarchy and a republic are contradictory systems, and a polity may progress from a monarchy to a republic. There is nothing like an intermediate model intervening between the two, yet it is a long passage. The critical element lengthening or stretching the passage endlessly is the people. They also have to transition from passive subjecthood to proactive citizenship. The challenge is subjecthood persisting despite the formal order having transitioned from authoritarianism to democracy. The lag is caused by the very nature of the subjection, which permeates the genetic coding, psyche and culture of the people who have endured subjection for a prolonged period.
People who are chanced to have acquired citizenship spirit, need to use the formal mechanisms to the full and discover and devise means further to transform republican formalism to substantive republicanism. In this respect, the most consequential activism is in the domain of knowledge. It is proper knowledge, which alone guides public agency to the public good.
Niraj Kumar Jha
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