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Jaya Jaitly

The writer is former president of the Samata Party.

Virtual courts cannot fully replace a process that demands direct human interaction

Thu, Oct 22, 2020

The dispensation of justice is a human endeavour made up of laws, ethics, morality, wisdom and compassion. The absence of any one of these five ingredients, short-changed by restrictive virtual situations, would render the exercise of justice only partially satisfactory or even downright unjust.

Handloom Day announcements look like a mix of the good and the bad, but are mostly foggy

Fri, Aug 21, 2020

Jaya Jaitly writes: In the case of the textiles sector, what happened to the Satyam and Ajai Shankar committee reports? What about the inputs from the few meetings that were held before COVID-19 arrived?

Pradeep Sachdeva nudged capital’s citizens to respect their surroundings

Wed, Jun 03, 2020

The grace with which Pradeep Sachdeva lived and shared in his work will now be embraced by the greatest public space of all — the infinite cosmos.

Craftspeople have always Made in India. They now need state support

Thu, Apr 16, 2020

Unless there is recognition and support for our 50 million skilled artisans and craftspeople through enabling sustainable livelihoods, many can be driven to penury and heritage skills will die.

She set an example

Fri, Aug 09, 2019

We need more women leaders like Sushma Swaraj

Khan Market gang’s blinkers couldn’t spot the India which sees dynasts as obstruction to its dreams

Fri, Jun 14, 2019

Narendra Modi, who exclusively controlled the discourse during campaigning both in 2014 and 2019, cleverly ensured that aspiration and entitlement for the voter, particularly the youth, came wrapped in contempt for entitled dynasts.

No is a complete sentence

Mon, Oct 29, 2018

But sexual predators don’t get it. Because they draw on deep reservoirs of misogyny.

Jobs, lost and found

Mon, Sep 10, 2018

There is a basket of livelihoods and knowledge, guided by culture, which fulfils all that government means when it says “jobs”.

Too Early to Say Sari

Sun, Jan 07, 2018

Anushka Sharma's Sabyasachi Banarasi at her Delhi reception started a conversation around the heritage weave. But the weavers have little reason to rejoice.