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An insincere attempt at hollow reforms
No full textThe Karnataka government’s move to enact the Karnataka Rohith Vemula (Prevention of Exclusion or Injustice) (Right to Education and Dignity) Act, 2025, is a welcome step forward, responding to long-standing demands for such legislation nationwide—including the recent campaign by Karnataka’s own civil society. However, the reported draft of the proposed law fails to address the complex and layered realities of caste-based discrimination and harassment in higher education
Vijay, superstars and politicians: Hero-worship and its dangers
No full textThis deification and a culture of veneration was a significant feature of Dravidian politics, whether it was Karunanidhi or MGR or Jayalalithaa, who all had their early career in films. Is such a practice good for democracy
The Right to Stay Real
No full textArtificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing, challenging, and reshaping the manner in which creative artefacts are generated and used. This has led to a multitude of complex legal and ethical issues. A series of recent cases involving celebrities like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Asha Bhosle, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and others has brought one of many such issues to the fore — the unauthorised use of an individual’s face, voice, likeness, and other attributes in the emerging AI context
More than a Chief Minister: Shibu Soren shouldn’t be measured by his ‘political success’
No full textThis article reflects on the passing of Shibu Soren, fondly remembered as Dishom Guru, a towering figure in Jharkhand’s Adivasi movement. It traces his role in transforming grassroots resistance into a broad-based political struggle for statehood and dignity. The article critiques the reductive framing of his legacy around controversies, and instead foregrounds his enduring contribution to the collective assertion of justice, rights, and self-rule by Jharkhand’s marginalised communities
Supreme Court Extends Environmental Duties to Corporate Sector
No full textThe recent SC judgment emphasises that CSR environmental spending is a constitutional obligation, not voluntary charity
Govt Publications Must Give Credit Where Due
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...[The] concept of moral rights applies not only to highly creative works of art or fiction but also to any original work, including original policy and academic writing, whether legal, economic, political, or any other. This concept of moral rights applies not only to highly creative works of art or fiction but also to any original work, including original policy and academic writing, whether legal, economic, political, or any other. In the recent past, several government bodies have borrowed from research published by individuals in newspapers in their reports and policy decisions.... While the government has benefited from individual contributions, the authors of the newspaper pieces have not been duly credited in several instances. The government reports and press releases simply refer to the article by date without mentioning the names of the authors. In some cases, references are altogether ignored. Such practices should be nipped in the bud
Mapping Land Ownership as Part of the Caste Census Could Uncover Key Patterns about Power, Resources
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Land remains the most important asset for Indians, but at the same time, ownership is highly skewed by caste.... Caste censuses can reveal crucial patterns in how power in India is enmeshed in land. Most importantly, the caste census has the potential to bring land reform back to political agendas
Fear of Love and Loving in India
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It is unthinkable that marriages and live-in relationships between adults should become so regimented by the State. This is a violation of constitutional and human rights to have adult agency appropriated by the state and non-state actors. This insidious creeping of the paternalistic State into romantic and intimate relationships of consenting adults does not show any signs of ebbing. It reflects increased polarisation and merges moral policing with the law