Rajgopal Saikumar

Rajgopal Saikumar is a PhD Candidate at The Australian National University, Canberra, working in Critical Legal Studies and South Asian Political Thought. He is a former Public Policy Scholar, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy and former Assistant Editor, The Hindu. Rajgopal holds an MA degree in Philosophy from the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, and a BA. LLB., from Christ College of Law, Bengaluru.

Karnataka Bengaluru 02/06/2015 . Ink used on Index finger at Kaggalipura during the Grama Panchayat Election in Bengaluru Urban District on 2nd June 2014. Photo Bhagya Prakash K

Uprooted From Democracy: Rajbala v. State of Haryana

The recent verdict by the Supreme Court of India, upholding an amendment by the Haryana government to prescribe minimum educational qualifications to ...

Mumbai, Maharashtra 28/07/2015: activists protesting possible hanging and death penalty to Yakub Memon in Mumbai. Photo: Ashish Bajaj

Trapped between Law and Politics: The Law Commission of India’s Report on Death Penalty

The Report of the Law Commission of India on the Abolition of Death Penalty may appear to have shaped popular thinking in favour of doing away with ...

New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung administers the oath of office and secrecy to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI Photo (PTI2_14_2015_000137B)

National Capital Territory of Delhi: Towards a Unique Diarchy (...and Away from a Monarchy)

In this essay, Rajgopal Saikumar argues that the inherent diarchy in capital cities globally has to be recognised. Demands for full statehood or ...

Ethics of Disobedience

In this paper, Rajgopal Saikumar examines civil disobedience as a form of resistance to power in contemporary India. At the very core of a theory of ...

Twisted Willow: Gambling, Sport & Cricket in India

In the context of the raging controversy over the Indian Premier League betting and match-fixing episodes, there has been considerable public concern ...