Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (C.G.)
*Corresponding Author: Prachi Agrawal, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (C.G.) Phone no. – 9575854111(m) prachiagrawal.hnlu@gmail.com
This article explores the meaning of democracy as a concept and provides an idea of a specific type of democracy that is Representative Democracy, which is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people. The article also deals with participatory democracy which strives to create opportunities for all members of a political group to make meaningful contributions to decision-making. Concluding, the article outlines in clear terms that one of the major problems of Indian democracy is its population and proposes certain ways to bring democracy to a better and more realistic level.
Democracy, Representative democracy, Participation, Increasing population
