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Prof. (Dr.) G.N. Saibaba, a former professor at Delhi University and a prominent human rights activist, passed away on October 12, at the age of 57, following complications from a gallbladder surgery. His death occurred just seven months after he was acquitted of charges related to alleged links with Maoist groups, a case that had…
India has had convoluted experiences with godmen. They enjoy devotions of large swathes of people in hinterlands and cities alike. Some of the infamous ones have been convicted leading to some scepticism about them while others tend to be significant vote swayers. Somewhere along these categories lie ‘Sadhguru’ Jaggi Vasudev. The recent developments surrounding the…
The judiciary is romanticised as the last resort for a disenfranchised citizen. But what happens if the constituents of the judicial institutions are themselves problematic? Recently, remarks made by Karnataka High Court Judge Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda have drawn significant attention and criticism, prompting the Supreme Court of India to take suo motu cognisance of the…
It is said that festivities are occasions to let go of our differences and celeberate together. But are there boundaries that should always be kept? Like the cardinal searations of the Judiciary and the Executive or the Church and the State? The recent participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Ganesh Puja at the…
On August 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of India passed a landmark ruling which allows state governments to create sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories for the purpose of reservations in education and public employment. This decision overruled the 2004 judgement in the case of E.V. Chinnaiah vs. State of…
Anti-conversion laws in India, particularly the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, have garnered significant attention and debate since their introduction. Initially enacted in 2021, the law aims to prevent forced or fraudulent conversions, often framed within the context of “Love Jihad”, a term used by some groups to describe alleged coercive…
On July 15, the State of Kerala appointed its own secretary in charge of “matters concerning external cooperation”. The decision by the Vijayan government was seen by many as Kerala’s attempts to overreach into the territory of the Union government. Critics from the Bharatiya Janata Party argue that the decision constitutes a blatant overreach into…
On December 12, 2023, Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three new criminal laws, claiming to “decolonise” India’s legal framework. The laws were passed less than 10 days later without much parliamentary debate. On July 1, 2024, The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) replaced the Indian…
We all knew at least ‘that one person’ in college who did it. Perhaps even you wanted to try, perhaps you did. Believe it or not, at one point- smoking pot, or the various other names it is called, was legal in India. So, should it be so again? Marijuana legalization debates (when done without…
Arundhati Roy’s second novel, ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ weaves together, among other major events of contemporary India, the Kashmir insurgency. Recently, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena sanctioned the prosecution of Roy and former Central University of Kashmir professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly making provocative speeches advocating…