The justice puzzle

R Gopalakrishnanmakes a devastating point: India doesn't really care about justice for the citizen

There are two abiding mysteries in India that no one talks about. One is the failure of those who framed India’s Constitution to make justice a fundamental right. The other is the complete failure of activists to take this up.

I would not have expected such a basic flaw to be identified by a person from the corporate sector. They normally tend to be reticent about public policy even after retirement.

So we must congratulate R Gopalakrishnan, formerly of Hindustan Lever and Tata Sons and a fellow columnist in this newspaper, for worrying about this. In a book modestly titled