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How, according to Sen, has the tradition of public discussion and interactive reasoning helped the success of democracy in India?

Sen believed that public discussion and interactive reasoning helped in shaping the social world and culture in India. According to him, the argumentative tradition deeply influenced the Indian politics and helped to make heterodoxy the natural state of affairs in India. He also states that persistent arguments are an important part of the public life in India.


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