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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination

In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals

Mahasweta Devi: Living for Justice, Living Forever

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How Courts View Sexuality in the Indian Context

BackgroundThat subjective morality influences judicial interpretation of law is...

Refusing to Recognise Polygamy in the West: A Solution or a Soundbite?

 Azad Chaiwala founder of the Secondwife and Polygamy websites...

Will Justice Forever Elude Survivors of Kunan-Poshpora?

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Cultural Nationalism is Nothing but Rogue Nationalism pitting ‘Us’ against the “Other”

Image Courtesy: rangashankara.orgSadanand Menon de-constructs cultural nationalism, majoritarian and...

Repeal Draconian AFSPA Law: Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee, 2005

  Why has Irom Sharmila, been on an indefinite hunger...

Kanhaiya Campaigns Against Discrimination & Majoritarianism, draws Sangh Ire

JNUSU president, Kanhaiya Kumar’s steadfast campaigns on students rights...

पवित्र किताब की छाया में आकार लेता जनतंत्र

Credit: Altaf Qadri, AFP.भारतीय लोकतंत्र: दशा और दिशा को...

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