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I try to problematize the idea of the university as an academic space. In so doing, I fi rst ask why Ambedkar is not routinely taught in compulsory courses in Indian curricula. Second, I ask in what ways Ambedkar is made present in Indian academic discourse—as a producer of knowledge, as a purveyor of ideas, or as an identity. Finally, I conclude with remarks serving to summarize what it is that Ambedkar seems to mean to the Indian academic space and how he and his work is preponderantly perc...

The intense heat wave in northwest US and Canada is attributed to a heat dome-like condition created by atmospheric high pressure.

It is astonishing to see a civilized nation being defined by culture such as rape. Rape culture is evident in society and it is being achieved through the condoning and normalization of physical, mental and sexual torture that women are subjected to Norms are created in society through attitudes, beliefs, customs and rituals. Rape has been embedded in our culture and hence it is seen as normal. Due to the normalization of such assault's society perceives rape as something inevitable. Rape has...

In Search of Home explores a new yet less explored space of urban poverty – rehabilitation housing for the displaced poor, which increasingly dots the peripheries of Indian cities. This longitudinal ethnography examines these new liminal zones suspended between a slum and the legal city, producing 'citizenship in-limbo' and relegating the poor to perpetual dependence on the state albeit legal residence. It examines how the flexible governance of such housing produces illegalities, and how sta...

On the one hand, majoritarian upper-caste discourse has dominated in democratic institutions, such as Parliament, executive and judiciary, and on the other, the idea of Hindu law resounds in everyday social lives. The dynamics of law in India are contrasting in two major ways. First, the ancient law that is known as Manu’s law (Manusmriti) comprises Hindu religious codes/rules, rituals and customs that predominate the modern constitutional law. And second, the modern law is adopted by the dem...

When Mao’s PRC was established in 1949, it was through such a bloody process against all odds that the new State’s outlook was militaristic and hostile.

The Sabarimala courtroom tussle is yet to unravel. In an order dated 10.02.2020 in Kantaru Rajeevaru v. Indian Young Lawyers Association, Review Petition (Civil) No. 3358 of 2018, a Nine-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court framed seven issues to be addressed by the court, one of them being examination of the “inter-play between the rights of persons under Article 25 of the Constitution of India and rights of religious denomination under Article 26 of the Constitution of India”

Recently, the West Bengal Chief Minister and All India Trinamool Congress leader, Ms. Mamata Banerjee had filed an election petition challenging the election win of the Bhartiya Janata Party (‘BJP’) Leader, Mr. Suvendhu Adhikari.

The High Court recorded that injunctions of legal proceedings in foreign claims may take one of three primary forms, i.e. ASIs, AASIs and AEIs. It distinguished AASIs and AEIs.

In a significant judgment in Interdigital Technology Corporation v. Xiaomi Corporation(3 May 2021) (“Xiaomi”), the Delhi High Court speaking through C. Hari Shankar, J. recently clarified the principles governing an anti-enforcement injunction (“AEI”) by an Indian judicial authority. It also distinguished an AEI from an anti-anti-suit injunction (“AASI”) (also referred to as an “anti-anti-suit injunction injunction”).

At 100, the CPC is on track to continue its domination of Chinese politics

June 25th marks the anniversary of the beginning of Indira Gandhi’s Emergency regime. It was during the wee hours of 26th June that post-Independence Bharat witnessed the beginning of its most brutal regime.

Ebrahim Raisi’s election in Tehran risks escalating strife with Iran’s global and regional adversaries. But there is also the chance that, under his leadership, he will have the scope to smooth the friction with foreign foes.

Three Delhi high court rulings offer hope against an over-carceral state but the struggle against harsh laws is far from over.

Belonging to a society long infamous for its maltreatment of women, Natasha Narwal’s father Mahavir Narwal disposed of many stereotypes.

Graffiti has been conversing with the public for millions of years. In India, this art form is prominent in spaces like historical monuments, schools, colleges, classrooms, public bathrooms, benches, desks, and local transports. With the coming of the Covid 19 pandemic, this art from the streets has come alive in people’s smartphones. This paper explores and interprets the works of GuessWho, a prominent stencil graffiti artist working in the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, and originally belong...

The G7 summit in Cornwall, U.K., was noteworthy for the cohesive vibe among member states, buttressed by their shared identity of being democracies

On vaccines and climate finance, G7 countries disappointed. The silver lining was the shared commitment to democracy.