Three years back, the Supreme Court of India issued some landmark directions to curb the menace of misuse of the draconian IPC 498A. It has brought in a more rigorous review process, in the form of Family Welfare Committees, to reduce the problem of false cases and the consequent arrest of innocent people. Naturally, this […]Read More
This article is a response to the article titled “Jamia and the Rationale Behind Special Rights for Minority Institutions” published by The Wire on the 22nd of August 2017, in which the author has attempted to justify, with several arguments, the need for special status for minority educational institutions. A response is especially important since the author […]Read More
I want to highlight a strange difference in interpretation, by our executive and judiciary, of the Rights guaranteed under our Constitution for running our temples (religious establishments) and a section of our citizenry running educational institutions. Common structure between religious establishment rights and educational rights There is considerable similarity in the way rights related to […]Read More
Speech delivered to the ‘Bharata Dharma Mahamandala’ at Varanasi, 3rd January, 1906 Source: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, His Writings and Speeches, Ganesh & Co, Madras ===================== I am sorry I cannot address you in any other language except Marathi and English. English should be boycotted for religious purposes. But I cannot help and hope you will […]Read More
In Part I of the post, we had looked at the arguments, opinions and decision of the Supreme Court on the 93rd amendment. In this part, let us look at the same judgement with respect to Article 21A of the Constitution. (Note: It would help if one goes through Part I so the background and […]Read More
From a #Core point of view, there can be no dispute that the “Pramati Educational and Cultural Trust and Others Vs Union of India and Others” judgement on the issues of validity of the 93rd amendment to the Indian Constitution and the validity of Article 21A/RTE Act is the single most important judgement in India’s […]Read More
The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) is a statutory body established by the Government of India in the year 2004 via an ordinance. Subsequently, the ordinance was converted into an Act by Parliament in 2005. In the years 2006 and 2010, two amendment Acts were passed by Parliament, and the current NCMEI Act […]Read More
Deepavali is perhaps the most important festival in the religious calendar of the Hindus. The festival of lights consists of at least five days of celebrations and rituals, commencing from the Trayodashi of the Krishna Paksha of Ashwayuja and going up to the Dwitiya of the Shukla Paksha of the Kartika masa. Out of these […]Read More
One of the important festivals that is part of the Deepavali celebrations is ‘Naraka Chaturdashi’, observed on the 14th day of the waning moon phase of the month of Ashwayuja. While also known for the offering of the ‘tarpana’ to Yama, the day is more widely celebrated as the day when Sri Krishna killed Narakasura, […]Read More
Recent developments have shown that electoral victories and the hold over power is never permanent. While ideology may sometimes bring victories, political and economic factors determine the outcome on other occasions. Whatever may be the underlying reason, one can never assume a permanent hold on power. Such being the case, it is always prudent for […]Read More
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