Indian judiciary

Violence Against Migrant Workers: Invisible No More

March 8, 2022

Migrant workers form a very large part of India’s vast unorganized sector which constitutes about 93% percent of the country’s total workforce according to the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE). Their entry into the labour market is marked with several challenges including a lack of critical skills, knowledge of their rights and bargaining power that results in exploitative labour arrangements that … More Violence Against Migrant Workers: Invisible No More

When Justice Went Wrong

March 1, 2021

“I’m going to say I never knew you.” These words still ring loud in my ears. Each time I hear it in my head, my heart still drops to a deep place where questions and grief meet. These words were spoken in court, by a young girl who my husband, a few friends and I … More When Justice Went Wrong

Djinn Patrol: The Many Layers of Society

February 22, 2021

One of the books that I completed recently is that of ‘Djinn Patrol on the Purple Lines’ by Deepa Anappara. Although the story is about missing children, it is presented through the eyes of Jai, Pari and Bahadur who are children themselves but full of grit and determination to find the missing children. In attempting … More Djinn Patrol: The Many Layers of Society

Fading Justice: Euthanasia (Right to die)

July 26, 2019

The right to die (rational suicide) is sometimes associated with the idea that one’s body and one’s life are one’s own, to dispose of as one sees fit. The morality of assisted dying maintain that individuals may only turn to assisted dying as a ‘last resort’.[1]The question that arises is does the sanctity of life … More Fading Justice: Euthanasia (Right to die)

Yet a long way to go…

June 17, 2019

It is a tedious task to bring to the notice of the government officials that the citizens of their State have been kept under bondage in lieu of a meagre amount of 50 or 100 US Dollars by the perpetrators, who were none other than the owners of small scale industries or at times human … More Yet a long way to go…