Speech delivered by Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee in the Lok Sabha on the 26th of June, 1952 concerning the full and final integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India. Source: Parliament of India, Lok Sabha Digital Library ================================= Dr S. P Mookerjee: There are many questions relating to the working of the […]Read More
The Constitution of India gives a number of rights to its citizens to practice and propagate religion. Two particularly important rights are given via Articles 25 & 26. Article 25 is as follows 25. Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion (1) Subject to public order, morality and health and to the […]Read More
Since a few weeks now, the issue of freeing Hindu temples from the clutches of Government control has been actively discussed. While prominent personalities like Sri Sadhguru JV have launched a campaign highlighting the plight of temples under Government control, leaders such as Sri M Nageshwara Rao (retired CBI Director) have proposed a framework for […]Read More
Over a number of articles, we have seen the various phases of development of Article 30 during the framing of our Constitution. In particular, we have looked at how the text of the Article, as it stands today, was derived heavily from a memorandum submitted by a group of minority leaders during the Second Round Table Conference of […]Read More
Source: Extract from a write-up contributed by Mr. G. V. Ketkar Editor Mahratta Hon Secretary, All India Hindu Mahasabha – Indian Annual Register, 1941, January ================================ The Origin The first Hindu Sabha was established in the Punjab in the year 1907 with the following objects:- “(1) To Promote brotherly feelings amongst the various sections of the Hindu […]Read More
In the judiciary, various techniques or styles are deployed when it comes to interpretation of the Constitution. A study of these ‘Constitutional Interpretation’ methods help understand the approach taken, and the reasoning behind, the judgement arrived at in any particular case. Although interpretation styles can be attributed to any judgement, they become especially relevant in […]Read More
The ultimate goal of every individual following the path of sanatana dharma is to obtain moksha — salvation — mukti. To be free from samsara — the cycle of birth and death. To be part of HIM. Or be a part of HIS abode. Or be like HIM. Or just be close to HIM. But then, not everyone gets moksha. Not […]Read More
In an earlier post, I had briefly mentioned about collating a list of scriptural and sculptural evidences in the Dvaita tradition of Sri Madhvacharya, in order to complement the exhaustive list of evidences compiled by Ms. Meenakshi Jain, in her book “Rama and Ayodhya”. The present post is an attempt at the same. In the book, a […]Read More
I was recently reading the book – “The Vision of the Anointed” by Thomas Sowell. While discussing the issue of “Judicial Activism”, the author briefly makes a point about how, in the US, the “anointed” deliberately blur the concept of separation of powers and leave some parts of legislation unclear so that they could use […]Read More
It was the seventeenth day of the great war — the bhubhaaraharana kaarya of Sri Krishna was in full swing — ably assisted by the five Pandavas — and of course Ashwatthama. Karna had defeated Yudhisthira pretty badly, and the elder Pandava had to return to his camp to recover from the injuries, after being rescued by Bhimasena. Bhima sent Arjuna to the camp to enquire upon the elder one’s health. Arjuna and Yudhisthira […]Read More
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