Truth, Curiosity, and Beauty in Gadaa Democracy: The Ethical Soul of an Indigenous Democratic Civilization is a philosophical and historical exploration of the Oromo Gadaa System as a living model of democracy grounded in ethics, learning, and cultural meaning. The book argues that Gadaa is not merely a political institution but a complete way of organizing human life—where governance, morality, education, and aesthetics are inseparably linked. At the heart of the book is the idea that truth in