The word "populism" has recently entered the lexicon of modern-day politics, having been declared "word of the year" in 2017 by Cambridge Dictionary. And yet, though widely used to describe a variety of political systems and experiences, there is little consensus about what it actually means and in which scenarios it can be accurately applied...
A tidal wave known as populism has hit the political orders across the world, from Northern America to Europe, Latin America, and Africa and across the Asia. Although we are living in this apparent "era of populism", it is very difficult to define it as a political concept. The Oxford Dictionary defines populism as "a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns...
Populist sentiment has hit the headlines since the recent global proceedings like Brexit and President Trump's elections. Post the election results, French President addressed the ones who voted in favour of Le Pen by calling their concerns genuine and promising to do everything in his capacity to avoid a future turnout for the extremes...
Inspired by the ideals of 'Vishwa Bharati' of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore and 'Antar Bharati' of Sane Guruji and with a deep desire to help foreign students, an idea of 'Symbiosis' was conceived by Dr. S.B. Mujumdar in the year 1971. The motto of Symbiosis is 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' and truly for the foreign students at Pune it is a 'Home away from Home'. Symbiosis today comprises of 44 institutes imparting training in diverse disciplines. It has students who hail from all states of India and more than 85 different countries. Symbiosis is known to be a multicultural, multilingual and multinational institution.