Much Ado about Nothing

Since time immemorial, and as long as my memory could contain, Ramjas Political Review has been criticised on the grounds of being hierarchical and elitist, and propounding similar ideas in the Department of Political Science. For Shakespeare would have said what's in a name? That which we call a rose smells as sweet as by any other name, and whilst elitism does not necessarily portray what we do here, as an individual striving for the ideas of excellence, I do not find any reason why we must refute being called an elite; and why must someone refute the other person calling them superior in terms of abilities and qualities? And dear readers, that's how your friendly neighbourhood internet browser would define it-whilst again, there should presumably be no trouble in this, the point lies in the execution of this narrative, which is, portraying it as a negative phenomenon. Therein, my friends, lies the trouble; for this forms the ground of everything that is wrong with our fairly new republic and ever-perplexed society; wherein, we appreciate, let's say, an individual outperforming their contemporaries in their field, but Gods forbid, if the individual is aware of their ability to outperform others, they would be perceived troublesome to the society; primarily, because it has the potential to highlight the insecurities of the people who subconsciously compare themselves to this individual, and this perceived comparison intensifies this insecurity, and this blame of their stagnation ends up in the casket of the individual. Whilst there is nothing wrong in being aware of your capabilities and abilities, it is often like the characteristic trait of being humble; you can be anything, but if you fail to follow the very idea of being humble, you will be ridiculed and unacceptable to the society, given the very act would highlight the insecurities of the other members here. 

Now the question arises: is Ramjas Political Review inherently and actually elite? Clearly, no. Do I have any issue with it being called elite? Why should anyone have any trouble in being called superior? How does Ramjas Political Review fit the narrative elucidated above? When idle minds stagnate themselves in a fertile land that bornes endless fruits realise that there are people who would strive to have their part; the idle minds, instead of realising that the land is fertile blame the people for having made the discovery, and call it false. Insecurity, stagnation, and idleness lead to such calls. People led by this are often brought down to their stagnant position, as well. While it is true for most, some exclaim only because it goes over their head, for their concerns are about the absence of multilingualism in an English language research journal and the lack of comprehension abilities that makes them believe that an ISSN recognition means that the journal is run by some organisation based in Paris. I do not wish to address these two comprehensively because they do not pique my interest because of their excessively weak arguments.

Another aspect where Ramjas Political Review finds itself being complained about is hierarchy. Find me a state or any organisation beating the rest without any hierarchy, for a Hobbessian Anarchy is the antonym of and the only alternative to hierarchy. Leaders often joyfully exclaim how there is no hierarchy in their organisation, but there too, it would find itself masquerading as something that people would not take it to be in its original form. Hierarchy ensures structure, coordination, balance, and incentive to merit. Without hierarchy, empires fall apart. Of course, Ramjas Political Review does not have a hierarchy based on the batch year, because even if a first-year has the potential to outperform a third-year student, their merit will be rewarded with a jump in position; and this hierarchy ensures accountability, and that, the right people are responsible for things that matter. Any disdain for hierarchy is disgust to merit, which is, that a flexible hierarchy must be respected by all individuals, if they wish to keep their place away from the flight of imbalance, chaos, and subsequent downfall.