🧔🏻‍♂ Want to meet Acharya Prashant? Be a part of the Live Sessions: https://acharyaprashant.org/en/join-live-sessions?cmId=m00109 📚 Want to read Acharya Prashant's Books? Get Free Delivery: https://acharyaprashant.org/en/books?cmId=m00026 📝 Read 3 handpicked wisdom articles, just for you: https://acharyaprashant.org/en/articles?cmId=m00026&l=1 ➖➖➖➖➖➖ #Democracy #Politics #Populism #Elections #PoliticalPhilosophy #Education #Leadership #Freedom #IndianPolitics #MediaManipulation #Philosophy #Elections #GitaWisdom #AcharyaPrashant #आचार्यप्रशांत #Bharat #India Video Information: 12.03.25, Acharya Prashant meets his teacher Dr. Trilochan Shastri, IIIT-Bangalore Title : Can Democracy Survive Without Educated Voters? || Acharya Prashant, IIIT-Bangalore Context: - In this video, Acharya Ji explains that democracy cannot self-correct unless the electorate is educated not just in worldly matters but in the workings of its own mind. The conversation explores why elections often become popularity contests shaped by media and manufactured fear, and how leaders exploit fear and animal instinct to win votes rather than elevate voters. It also examines what "rising above animal instinct" truly means, clarifying that this is not disrespect toward the body or toward animals, but an honest, non-cruel relationship with both. The discussion ties democratic decay to inner unawareness, arguing that better leadership is impossible without a more awakened citizenry. ➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🎧 Listen to #AcharyaPrashant on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3f0KFwe... Music Credits: Milind Date ~ ~ ~ ~