This article on the UCC is divided in two parts. This is part 1. For the original detailed work by this author, please see here. The Common Civil Code (the UCC) in India was initially introduced… ...

The July-August 2024 student-public uprising in Bangladesh began with a call for government job quota reforms but swiftly evolved into a profound challenge to the political status quo.

Tribal communities feel that the BJP-led state government is participating in perilous communal politics by backing the Meiteis as ‘Hindus’ against the tribal people who are predominantly ...

The Supreme Court of India recently published a Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes[2], which highlights how gender-unjust terms are used in pleadings, orders, and judgements to reiterate ...

Complaints came fast on social media after the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or the CPI(M), publicised a document for internal discussion amongst its members. The main grouse was that the ...

Buddhist Bhikkhus, activists and various organisations have been sitting on protest at Bodh Gaya demanding handing over the management of the holy shrine of Mahabodhi Buddha Vihara to the ...

Grand Total = 337,055 bombs and missiles. **Other Countries: Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, Palestine, Somalia. These figures are based on U.S. Airpower Summaries for Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria; the ...

But for the accidental reading of Shahu Maharaj’s letter to the retired Governor of Bombay presidency, Lord Sydenham, written in 1918, I would not have thought of writing this essay. In my life ...

Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Palestine has become the world’s deadliest place for journalists and media workers, as Israel’s war on Gaza targets not just lives but the truth ...

In recent years, much has been written and spoken about Hindu subjugation under Muslim and British rule for many centuries, as the cause of the disadvantages today’s India faces.

In early 2024, I offered an online 12-week course called “An Economics of Love” under the auspices of Biodiversity for a Livable Climate. I hosted an introductory session to describe the ...

Recently, a certain political concept has been resurrected that warrants interrogation. The notion of a ‘red-brown’ alliance has been thrown around so ubiquitously as a form of political ...