Muslim Women’s Quest for Gender-Just Laws

Muslim women are in favour of gender-just laws, but Muslim women’s groups recognise that the women have to contest both the Muslim Personal Law and the politics around the demonisation of everything that is Muslim.▶04-Jul-2023
Sabah Khan

July 7, 2023

Muslim women and the UCC, Independence of the Central Bank, Legislating Equality, and more.

Becoming and Being Governor of the RBI

In a democracy, should a central bank be autonomous or accountable? A middle ground and a balance has to be struck, The mix will depend on the legal system, traditions, and macro-economic context. In…
▶05-Jul-2023
Y V Reddy

Muslim Women’s Quest for Gender-Just Laws

Muslim women are in favour of gender-just laws, but Muslim women’s groups recognise that the women have to contest both the Muslim Personal Law and the politics around the demonisation of everything…
▶04-Jul-2023
Sabah Khan
Book
Book Review

Legislative Reform and Caste

'Caste Pride' foregrounds the wide geography of legislative reform from before Independence with reference to caste, and points to the central role played by Dalit legislators in this…
▶03-Jul-2023
V. Geetha

The Delhi Metro and the Submerged Pasts of the City

No archaeology excavations were carried out during the tunnelling for the Delhi metro under the Old City. This is in spite of the recommendations of the Heritage Impact Report and the terms of the no…
▶27-Jun-2023
Deborah Sutton
Book
Book Review

Pasmandas and the Dalit Movement

The Pasmanda movement sees solidarity amongst the backward and ‘untouchable’ castes across all religions as an antidote to communal polarisation.
▶26-Jun-2023
Arshad Amanullah

The Navroze Contractor I Knew

A tribute to the renowned cinematographer and photographer, jazz aficionado, and motorcycle enthusiast who packed three lives into one.
▶22-Jun-2023
Shanta Gokhale

The Rupee as an International Currency

The internationalisation of the rupee is inevitable as the Indian economy grows. But currency internationalisation cannot be decided on one day and pursued the next. It comes about after a long…
▶21-Jun-2023
Y V Reddy

A Courtship in which India and the US are Playing Each Other

The US seeks Indian support for its geopolitical strategy while India wants to maintain a certain ‘non-alignment’ and yet increase defence purchases. For domestic audiences, the symbolism of Modi’s…
▶20-Jun-2023
Atul Mishra
Book
Book Review

Are Pakistanis and Indians the Same People?

Indians and Pakistanis are similar and yet different; similar in outlook and concerns but different because of the different paths their societies have taken. But if we define one in opposition to…
▶19-Jun-2023
Pervez Hoodbhoy

Ethics in Medical Publishing and Practice

Kiran Kumbhar speaks with Amar Jesani on the discipline of bioethics, on ethical issues in the medical publishing world, and on activism and action in healthcare reform. Dr. Jesani is a bioethicist,…
▶16-Jun-2023
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