Remembering the Founding Mothers of the Indian Constitution
On the struggles of the founding mothers of the Indian Constitution who fought for building a democratic nation where all citizens, regardless of gender, would enjoy equal rights.
Saluting Zakia Jafri; Remembering the Gujarat Carnage 2002
On 1 February 2025, Zakiaben was called to her eternal reward. In her death, the people of India have lost a great soul. She suffered much since that fateful day, when her dear husband Ehsan Jafri was brutally murdered. Since then, she fought relentlessly for justice not merely for herself but all women and other victims of an unjust and violent system.
Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code – 3 Articles
The Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand promotes state control in personal relationships, including marriages, divorces, matrimonial disputes, and live-in relationships, as well as in matters of succession and inheritance. Also: ‘Live-in Relationships and the War Against Women’s Agency’; and: ‘Why This Live-In Couple is Taking on Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code’.
Tamil Nadu’s Clash with Centre over Hindi – 2 Articles
Tamil Nadu’s clash with the Union government over Hindi reveals how profoundly language influences questions of identity, autonomy, and social opportunity. Also: ‘Why the Three-Language Formula Threatens South India’.
Marriages Aren’t Ordained in Heaven, and Marital Rape Won’t be Solved There Either
As long as women are voided of their agency, reduced to corpses while making love and are dehumanised, marital rapes are bound to occur.
Telangana Caste Survey: What Did It Find and What Have Its Critics Said – 2 Articles
The government’s decision to withhold the full survey data has sparked a separate controversy surrounding transparency and data privacy. Also: ‘Telangana Caste Census and the End of Data Oppression’.
Union Budgets 2014 to 2024 – Article 13: Pensions Budget
Considering the grim poverty situation in the country, the least the government can do for the elderly is provide them a decent old age pension. This article discusses the Modi Government’s budgetary allocations for pension schemes for the poor.
Union Budgets 2014 to 2024 – Article 14: Gender Budget
The Finance Minister has been claiming that the record high Gender Budget signals the government’s commitment for enhancing women’s role in economic development. In this article, we analyse the Gender Budget Statement.
Hasdeo Arand and the Manufacturing of Tribal Consent
Adani Enterprises Ltd, tasked with developing coal mines in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forest, is swallowing up land, trees and villagers’ rights in collusion with the State government, violating the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), 1996 and the Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
Indian Power Giants’ Decade-Long Lobbying Battle That Stalled Crucial Pollution Norms
The Modi government repeatedly pushed the deadline since 2015 for coal-fired power plants to install devices for curbing noxious emissions after the power producers wrote over 20 letters lobbying with the government to lower emission norms.