One of the many fallouts of societies making the transition to the digital way of life is the porous interplay between personal and public domains. Th
At a time when the need for and effectiveness of a Common Entrance Test (CET) to professional colleges is debated across the country, The Hindu Centre
On September 21st, 2013, The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy organised a consultation in Hyderabad, "Dealing with the Costs of Divisi
In the context of the raging controversy over the Indian Premier League betting and match-fixing episodes, there has been considerable public concern
Senior Advocate, B.V. Acharya, who as Special Public Prosecutor relentlessly led the prosecution for over a decade in the well-known disproport
Sedition laws sit at the crossroads of politics and society, and law and justice. The political nature of this “offence against the state” tests the l
Article 124A, characterised aptly by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, as the “prince among the political sections of the Indian Penal Code de
"There is no evidence on the record produced before the Court indicating any criminality in the acts allegedly committed by the accused persons r
On December 6, 1992, when the Babri Masjid was razed to a rubble by a frenzied group of kar sevaks, a young journalist, Sajeda Momin, who was a
Prisons in Karnataka, or for that matter across the country, are struck by a serious malaise for several decades and the problem is turning grave wit
In the year 2015, over one-thirds of deaths in India were caused by heart diseases, including diseases of pulmonary circulation and other forms of hea
The Supreme Court of India, on August 22, 2017, set aside the practice of Talaq-e-Biddat (triple talaq). An excerpt from the Judgment read:
Post December 2012, the exclusive focus on legal reform in relation to sexual offences has led to some controversial options being considered such as
Since 1983, the Supreme Court has been using the "shock to the conscience of the society" as a ground for imposition of the death penalty. I
The Union government’s contention in the Supreme Court, in defence of the Aadhaar Act, that India’s citizens lack a fundamental right to privacy, may
On February 14, 2017, the Supreme Court of India delivered its verdict on one of India's most high-profile corruption cases in which it held that the
The new Geospatial Information Regulation Bill proposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs attempts to regulate the flow of digital and cartographic info
Demands for a common civil code by sections of the polity have brought into focus some features of the Muslim personal law in India. However, a better
The Karnataka government's refusal to release water to Tamil Nadu despite a Supreme Court ruling has added a new and crucial angle to the Cauvery wate
Some months ago, I reliably learnt that the Narendra Modi Government had approached Bezwada Wilson for a Padma award but that he had shown no intere
The institutionalisation of hyper-nationalism through sport is reflected in the oft-successful attempts by states to claim identities based on sportin
How effectively does the criminal justice system in India work? Vasundhara Sirnate and Saptarshi Bhattacharya gleaned an insight into In
The responsibility of the Supreme Court of India in upholding fundamental rights as enshrined in the Constitution is unparalleled. Year on year, it se
The right to vote and the right to contest are central to the concept of citizenship in an electoral democracy. Individuals can be disqualified from
Jallikattu has become a contentious issue wherein cattle protection and rights are interwoven with human identity politics in India. In this article,
The recent verdict by the Supreme Court of India, upholding an amendment by the Haryana government to prescribe minimum educational qualifications to
The demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 by kar sevaks led by Hindu right-wing organisations reset India’s political discourse. In this essay, Mu
The Justice Verma Committee report acts as a blueprint for the radical transformation of gender relations within the framework of constitutional guara
The Law Commission of India in its report on The Death Penalty has recommended that "the death penalty be abolished for all crimes other than ter
The life and death of Aruna Shanbaug, comatose for over four decades after she was raped, calls for a reexamination of India's policies towards victim
On May 11, 2015, the Karnataka High Court set aside a trial court's order convicting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa, and three others and
The Nirbhaya agitation of 2012 not only removed the stigma surrounding rape but also gave women the hope that their complaint would be heard.
India’s Daughter, by telling us how particular rapists think, forces us to confront that this is what many men, from every demographic across the coun
With the Special Court in Bengaluru pronouncing AIADMK general secretary, Jayalalithaa, guilty in the disproportionate assets case, she becomes the fi
If the Delhi gang rape was all about ‘how can this happen in India’, the messages from Western perspectives on Badaun seem to suggest, ‘this can happe
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 c
Why do rape victims turn hostile witnesses in court or settle for mediation with the perpetrators? Nithya Nagarathinam suggests that mediation
Any attempt to eradicate to child labour must recognise the complexity of the issue and must address the range of direct and indirect factors that con
By appropriating female consent in sexual matters, misogyny denies women the right to stand up to sexual abuse from violent husbands.
An analysis of candidate data compiled by the Association for Democratic Reform shows the degree to which criminalisation has entered Indian politics:
Is the beef ban really about protecting animals? By challenging conventional notions of animal welfare that are deeply couched in a lop-sided religiou
Is the current tension between the students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the Indian government unique? In this article, Vasundhara
The withdrawal of Wendy Doniger’s 'The Hindus: An Alternative History', encapsulates the challenges facing freedom of academic expression in an India
These are times when the controversies surrounding cricket are more in the headlines than the score. Last year’s Indian Premier League was dogged by a
In the wake of the recent riots in Muzaffarnagar, Tanweer Fazal analyses the surge in communal violence in Uttar Pradesh. In recent years, he says, th
On December 6, 1992 a frenzied mob of kar sevaks pulled down the Babri Masjid in the presence of Lal Krishna Advani and other top Sangh Parivar leade
Nikhil Moro, Ph.D., a Public Policy Scholar with The Hindu Centre, argues that it is vital to incorporate policy studies into the curricula of Indian
The special fast track court set up to try "Nirbhaya’s" rapists has handed over a problematic verdict, says The Hindu Centre’s Chief Researc
Sexual crimes committed by men tend to be explained away as ‘mistakes’ in India. This defence infantilises the actions of an adult perpetrator after a
In most developed countries, ports are managed by municipal or provincial governments, with the federal government overseeing only border control, com
For more than 100 days now India’s farmers have protested at the Shinghu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders outside the national capital, New Delhi. Earlier,
The enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has created a sense of fear over a possible nation-wide roll-out of the National Register of Citi
Images of countless migrant workers either painfully trekking back to their villages of origin often with children in tow, or jostling for space in cr
The following is the full text of the Brief issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, on December 19, 201
The recent Supreme Court judgment allowing women access to the Sabarimala temple has held that the constitutional guarantees of dignity and equality s
An effective legal framework for insolvency that gives both entrepreneurs and creditors confidence that the path for exit is predictable and relativel
Nearly 60 years after it was passed, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) remains a piece of legislation that evokes sharp responses. At the
The violent rivalry between Bodo political outfits and gradually emerging non-Bodo political conglomerations is a reflection of the agenda of elite et
The Supreme Court of India is the foremost guardian of fundamental rights and the spirit of the Constitution. While a lot of attention is paid to the
For every operation that Israel launches on Gaza and the Palestinian people, the resistance becomes stronger and more determined.
The right to free speech and expression also includes the right for people to be exposed to differing points of view. Book purges have been a staple o
Rights may be self-evident and constitutionally secured; however, they do not automatically implement themselves.
Citizens’ protests in the last few years signal a consensus among all segments of society that the "rules of the game" of conducting politic
There is much evidence, not only from India, of the link between political authority and its capacity to arouse ethnic tensions, sometimes leading to
Maoists are becoming less adventurous in their operational strategies, increasingly relying on joining popular protests against neo-liberalism, says K
