The narrative of ‘mob-lynching’ in India – Part II
As discussed in the previous piece, lynching is nowadays characterised as an act of mob violence having a communal element to it. However, the crime isn’t inherently religion specific and is mostly a case of mob-vigilantism. There is no comparative
Diwali and other Hindu Festivals in times of COVID
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 9th November passed an order directing a ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the NCR as well as in other districts where air quality ranges from ‘poor to severe’ until 30th
Religious minorities and State-funded religious education in India- Part I
In a bid at reforms in the field of education, the Education Minister of Assam in September announced that starting November 2020, the government-run madrasas and ‘tols’ (Sanskrit schools) would begin a 6-month transition to becoming regular schools under the
Delhi – A smogged city that blames its festivals
Last week, the Hon’ble Delhi High Court asked Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to consider as representation, the pleas before the court seeking ban on bursting of firecrackers and burning of effigies during Dussehra
The narrative of ‘mob-lynching’ in India – Part I
In 1994 in Vaishali district of Bihar an IAS officer G Krishnaiah, who was serving as the district magistrate of Gopalganj in Bihar was dragged out of his car and killed by a politically motivated mob. More recently in 2007, ten
The Char Dham Highway Project and Tourism Development in Uttarakhand
The Supreme Court on September 8, directed the Union Government of India to conform with the March 2018 circular of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) while hearing a petition against the 'Char Dham Highway Project' (CDP) -
175th Law Commission of India’s report: Part III
Law Commission’s Report in the Parliament In the last two parts of the series, while discussing the features of the 175th Law Commission of India’s report on “illegal migration”, the author discussed how the Law Commission’s Report proposed several important measures
The 175th Law Commission’s Report on illegal immigration – Part II
As the author pointed out in the previous piece, the magnitude of illegal immigration in India has been highlighted by various governmental and non-governmental bodies from time to time but a very few attempts have been made at balancing all
The 175th Law Commission’s Report on illegal migration – Part I
With the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December last year that was erroneously coupled with an anticipated nation-wide National Register of Citizens (NRC), massive protests erupted across India. This ought to have stirred a much-needed discussion in
Sanjeevani: Reviving Indic Environmentalism
This article discusses the nexus between Indic faith systems and environmental ethics, in particular the models of pre-historic Indic environmentalism categorised on the basis of adherence to and practice of Indic scriptures. It also sheds light briefly on the marginalisation