Less is not always more: The politics of austerity and its shortcomings
Ever since Sarojini Naidu — referring to Mohandas Gandhis insistence on travelling in third class on trains and so making it mandatory for his security to have an entire coach reserved for him — remarked that it cost the taxpayer a lot to keep Bapu in the frugality he was accustomed to, conspicuous, and competitive, austerity has been the shambolic mantra of our polity.
Source: indiatimes.com