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May Day Dramatised
When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.
Do Baba Ramdev’s statements attract criminal liability?
The Yoga Guru has been infamously in the news for dissing modern science and anti-Covid vaccines
Reflections on the demise of Fr. Stan Swamy
It is not Fr Stan that we need to mourn… It is ourselves!
Rest in Peace, Dilip Kumar
The thespian breathed his last at the age of 98 on Wednesday, leaving behind a rich legacy
Meat politics and related jurisprudence in India
We explore how authoritarian regimes impose restrictions in a bid to force the food choices of the so-called “upper” castes upon people from “lower” castes
From Bujha Singh to Stan Swamy: A story of institutional apathy
The State has proved that it doesn’t care for seniors when it comes to suppressing any voice of dissent
Fr Stan Swamy’s death highlights the need to repeal UAPA
This tragic death has also once again brought to light jail conditions endured by the others accused in the case
Capital Punishment without trial
It happened to Father Stan Swamy and it could happen to anyone who the regime feels is against their political ideology
Let Us Act to Save Common Village Lands of Jharkand: A Constitutional Plea
Can Govt Give Away ‘Common Village Land’ to Industrialists...
Who is responsible for Extremism or Naxalism?
Supreme Court says: ‘Indian State, with its blinkered vision...
I raise my voice for Adivasis, am I a Traitor?
(This piece authored by Fr Stan Swamy was originally...
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