Cricket dons defy India

The BCCI says it has nothing to do with the Union of India and yet conveniently uses the word ‘India’ at the end of its name, reflecting the patronage of the Government of India.

 

The word ‘autonomy’ is quite catchy and very often we find people going gaga over it. Autonomy is understood to mean ‘one who gives oneself their own law’. It is based on the basic premise of the capacity of a rational individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision. It is also often used as the basis for determining moral responsibility for one’s actions. Thus, in short, it refers to self-government.

 

The idea is quite lucrative and hypnotising. As opposed to government control, many of us seem to prefer the autonomous position of different bodies. This liking for autonomy has its roots in the concept of laissez-faire, which loosely means an environment in which transactions between private parties are free from state intervention, including regulations, taxes, tariffs and enforced monopolies. Something like ‘let it be’, or ‘leave it alone’....READMORE