Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena
Author at The Eastern Times
Dr. Vikram Keshari Jena is an academic, researcher, and public intellectual from Odisha. His work focuses on media, politics, development, public policy, and Indian knowledge traditions, with an emphasis on critical inquiry, social transformation, and interdisciplinary dialogue. He has authored numerous academic books and currently serves as the Founding Director of the Centre for Adivasi Research and Development (CARD), Odisha.
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Why India Needs a Civil Service Revolution Before 2047
Opinion · Updated at: Aug 13, 2026 · Priority 3
The greatest tragedy of a nation is not poverty. It is the normalization of institutional complacency. Civilizations decline not because they lack resources, but because their go
Vision 2047: India Needs Intellectual Power, Not Just Electoral Power
Opinion · Updated at: Aug 13, 2026 · Priority 6
Every generation inherits two responsibilities from history. The first is to preserve the civilisation it receives. The second is to enlarge its intellectual horizons for those y
The Future of Money Is Not Universal: Why South Asia Will Defy Silicon Valley’s Predictions
Opinion · Updated at: Aug 13, 2026 · Priority 12
Few entrepreneurs have shaped the modern technological imagination as profoundly as Elon Musk. From electric vehicles and reusable rockets to artificial intelligence and brain-co
Odisha's Unfinished Destiny: Why a Land Blessed by Nature Still Waits for Visionary Development
Opinion · Updated at: Aug 13, 2026 · Priority 16
T here are few places in India that possess as many natural blessings as Odisha. The state is endowed with vast reserves of iron ore, coal, chromite, bauxite, and manganese; fert
Why India Cannot Become a Superpower Before 2047: The Crisis of National Vision
Opinion · Updated at: Aug 12, 2026
India at 100 in 2047 is not merely a celebration of political independence. It is a test of civilizational seriousness. The uncomfortable question before the nation is simple: Wh
When Schools Become Factories: The Commercialisation of Education
Opinion · Updated at: Aug 1, 2026
E ducation has never been merely a service to be purchased in the marketplace. It is the foundation upon which democratic societies build citizenship, social mobility, innovation
When Businessmen and Corporations Rule India, Not Politicians: Is Democracy in Danger?
Opinion · Updated at: Jul 27, 2026
T hroughout history, humanity has feared visible enemies. Empires conquered territories through military force. Terrorist organizations spread fear through violence. Yet the gre
From Mann Ki Baat to Jan Ki Baat: Why India Needs Two-Way Communication
Opinion · Updated at: Jul 21, 2026
F ew political leaders in contemporary India have mastered the art of public communication as effectively as Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Ba
Dhiman Chakma Case: Governance Must Choose Transparency Over Silence
Opinion · Updated at: Jul 18, 2026
T he strength of a democracy is not measured merely by the laws it enacts or the institutions it creates. It is measured by the confidence citizens place in those institutions.
Why Odisha Remains Poor Despite Its Vast Natural Resources
Opinion · Updated at: Jul 15, 2026
O disha presents one of the greatest development paradoxes in modern India. It is a land blessed with abundant mineral wealth, fertile river systems, dense forests, a long coastl
Research Without Society, Funding Without Impact: Why India Must Reconnect Knowledge with Public Purpose
Opinion · Updated at: Jul 13, 2026
c ivilization is ultimately judged not by the wealth it accumulates but by the wisdom it produces. Roads, buildings, industries, and technologies are visible markers of progres