Bail has to be rooted in the ordinariness of statutory remedies if it has to be consistent and fair. It cannot be that relief to undertrials must depend on the personal sense of a superior court…
The second volume of Manu Gandhi’s diaries chronicles a turbulent time. Living with Gandhi in Noakhali in 1946 and travelling with him, she emerges as a confident caretaker, a person with opinions,…
Chandrapur district in Maharashtra is at the epicentre of human-tiger conflicts. Conflicts and fatalities are rising. The mental health of residents in the area has been severely impacted, with fear…
Nomadic pastoralism makes positive contributions to the man-made, natural, human and social capital stocks of the country; pastoralists therefore play an important role in Indian society. There are…
A tribute to IG Patel, once Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and many other things: senior official in the Ministry of Finance, official in the IMF and the UN, and also head of important…
Israeli forces continue to inflict death an destruction on the people of Gaza, nothing less than a crime against humanity. What are Israel’s objectives? As the world watches, it is crucial to…
All faiths in India have institutions for charity, all are governed by unique laws, so too the Waqf. While waqfs need reform, the 2024 Amendment Bill, unlike past laws, seeks not to improve…
Rice procurement by the state in Punjab’s regulated markets has plummeted this year. In the mundane details of grain purchases lie hidden and fraught centre-state relations and reforms by stealth.
An ode to a “forgotten” India which needs to be given its rightful place in a Euro-American-centric globe ends up replacing one form of cultural supremacy with another. The obsession with an original…
Bihar’s strategy of accelerating pump electrification may expand irrigation but unauthorised pumps and unpaid tariffs will create anarchy in the rural grid and hinder rural development. However,…
