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Three Years of the Congress Government
A People’s Critique: Expectations and Disillusionments
Attempts to Undermine Gandhi’s Contribution to Freedom Movement: Musings on Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day
Eric Hobswam famously stated that History is as important...
Honour for killers of Gauri Lankesh and MM Kalburgi in Karnataka, public felicitation and terms like “Hindu tigers” for accused Amit Baddi and Ganesh...
From garlanding accused assassins to honouring convicted rapists and lynchers, the organised glorification of hate criminals by far-right Hindutva groups is eroding India's rule of law and normalising violence
“Beed has become the new caste now!” an in-depth exploration of simmering caste tensions in Marathwada
Part 1: In the wake of the brute December 2024 murder of a beloved Sarpanch of Massajog village of Beed district, Santosh Deshmukh. The author in this ground report from Beed, Marathwada, a land of agrarian hardships, documents the emergence of a dangerous, even venal form of casteism that is seriously tearing away at the social fabric
Why Muslim Nations Should Abandon Blasphemy Laws
The Quran, the primary source of Islamic teachings, does not support the harsh and punitive blasphemy laws enacted in many Muslim nations
The History and Politics of the “One Nation, One Election” Idea (Part 2)
This is an edited transcript of Former Chief Election...
The History and Politics of the “One Nation One Election” Idea (Part 01)
This is an edited transcript of Former Chief Election...
Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva: Book Review
The substantial work is a studied reference from a multitude of sources in the Marathi language as well as a study on the surveillance by colonial powers
Uttarakhand implements Uniform Civil Code (UCC) attracting criticism and concerns
Uttarakhand has become the first state in independent India to enact a comprehensive Uniform Civil Code (UCC), taking a step towards uniformity in personal laws, affecting matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption across all religions. The move has reignited debates regarding the balance between individual rights, religious freedoms, and the constitutional vision of a secular and egalitarian society. While supporters of the step view the UCC as a progressive reform that upholds gender justice and national unity, concerns have been expressed by various critics over its impact on religious diversity and personal autonomy.
Tapan Bose: A Man and a Life to Remember
He was a true leader with his invincible blend of wisdom, vision, courage, conviction, humility and immense warmth.
Nagpur: Billboards portraying Gandhi Bapu’s murder pulled down
Graphic billboards depicting the murder of the Mahatma were pulled down on the afternoon of January 30 from three locations in Nagpur city
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Judgement delivered, paradox prevails: every voter a citizen, but what is the fate of 51.8 million excluded?
The Supreme Court’s May 27, 2026 verdict upholding the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) settles the legal question of constitutional authority but leaves unresolved concerns on absence of due process and independent functioning by the ECI, the arbitrary abuse of process and access: questions of unreasonable and unchecked mass deletions etc.
Rule of Law
Gauhati High Court treats documentary inconsistencies as fatal, upholds Foreigner Tribunal opinion
Ruling underscores how Foreigners Tribunal cases in Assam continue to operate under a reverse burden framework that places the entire obligation of proving citizenship upon the proceedee
Communalism
Between Celebration and Suspicion: How Bakri Eid passed across india in 2026
With police deployments, cattle regulations, housing society disputes and political mobilisation surrounding Eid-ul-Adha, the festival reflected the tensions of contemporary India
Rule of Law
SC greenlights SIR, upholds ECI’s power to revise electoral rolls
The SC has upheld the ECI’s power to conduct SIR expressly stating that the contested process does not violate either election law nor rules; Court however directs that cases of voter exclusion should be provided routes and methods of adjudication
Farm and Forest
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Communal Organisations
Attempts to communalise Mira Road Eid preparations defused by residents and police
Outside fringe mobilisation attempted to turn a long-standing local practice into a communal flashpoint
Environment
Himalayan Courts: Young folds & new cracks in environmental jurisprudence
This third part of a careful and exhaustive legal analysis looks at the environmental jurisprudence of the Himalayan High Courts over the last decade that reveals an unsettling paradox: the vocabulary of ecological protection has never been richer, yet the physical landscape has never been more legally vulnerable. The courts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have masterfully preserved the text of environmental law while pronouncing judgements that blunt its teeth.
Rights
Bhodu Sekh Case: Union agrees before Supreme Court to repatriate deported Bengali-speaking individuals pending citizenship inquiry
Union tells Court those sent to Bangladesh will be brought back and their citizenship claims examined in India; clarifies decision is confined to the exceptional facts of the case