‘Kya Hum Sachh Mein Azaad Hai?’
As feminists committed to democratic values, we ask, ‘where is the real independence, the real freedom for citizens to think, speak, write, educate, agitate, organize, resist, dissent or question?’
Milords on the Bench Have a Choice: To Serve Colonial Law or Constitutional Precept
The law was born out of subjugation in empire and the constitution conceived in the struggle against subjugation. They sit uneasily on a bench etched with the Ashokan emblem of the state.
Jammu & Kashmir: One Year after Abrogation of Article 370 – Increasing Alienation, Relentless Repression, Simmering Conflict
PUCL appeals that the Government of India urgently listen to the people of J&K, initiate dialogue and restore peace.
Prashant Bhushan, the Question of Contempt, and Motorcycle Diaries
Without a vibrant bar, there can be no vibrant judiciary. We lawyers are the primary victims of this judgment—be quiet or face contempt, is the message of the court.
An Elementary Misconception about the Hindu Rashtra
The BJP-RSS is seeking to build a Hindu rashtra. While many believe that it will benefit the Hindu community, it will actually be an authoritarian state which will suppress Hindus and Muslims alike.
Demolition Men Do Not Build Nations, They Destroy Them
The temple in Ayodhya is the Sangh’s temple, the assault on the rights of Kashmiris is the Sangh’s assault. Neither event associated with ‘August 5’ does India and its people any credit.
India Is Moving Towards a Form of Elected Autocracy – We Must Keep Speaking Up
Despite serious aberrations in the past, such as during the Emergency, the judiciary has always managed to restore the people’s faith in the institution. But, today, the judiciary appears once again to be failing us.
Nationwide Condemnation of Targeting of Prof. Apoorvanand by Delhi Police
As concerned citizens who love and value our democracy, and our country, we must speak out before it is too late and all voices of freedom are silenced forever.
A Year After August 5, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah Speak Out Their Anguish – Two Articles
A year after the abrogation of the special status of Jammu & Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah speak about a range of issues related to Kashmir.
Learnings from Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Two Articles
We cannot change what happened, neither the heinous military nor the tragic moral stains that indelibly mark its occurrence. But we can rise above it, and commit ourselves to building a sane, safe, and civilized future.