“Some truths about democracy – Maria Wirth”, Bharata Bharati, Feburary 09, 2026

“Dharma is still followed in India, at least to a greater extent than in the West, in spite of diverse attempts to draw Indians away from a dharmic lifestyle. – Maria Wirth

I was born into a democracy in Germany and heard from childhood that democracy is of course the best form of government. “Of the people, by the people, for the people”—what more could we want! Luckily, the media informed us whenever “democracy is in danger” and when we needed to “save democracy” or bring the gift of democracy to other countries like Iraq, Syra, Libya….

Then, a few weeks ago, the founder of Vitasta Publishing asked me to be on a panel for the book release of “Democracy with Dharma” by Salvatore Babones. For the first time, I reflected on democracy a little deeper, and came to unexpected conclusions……”

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