Rajshree Chandra
The writer teaches political science at Janki Devi Memorial College, Delhi University.
Wed, Nov 04, 2020
It is a mistake to see free speech as an elite indulgence. It is a basic right that preconditions the realisation of other rights. So basic that it enables the weak and the oppressed to rise against their oppressors.
Thu, May 02, 2019
Who is the rightful owner of the potato variety, FL 2027? Is it the farmer who bought, planted, harvested the potatoes from his own farm, or is it the innovator who cross-bred and modified the potato to have a low moisture content for crispier chips?
Fri, Jan 04, 2019
Hindutva seeks to surmount the diversity of Hinduism
Sat, Mar 17, 2018
The demand is a call for upholding local practices of belonging
Tue, Oct 24, 2017
Move to criminalise cyber speech will add impunity to power
Tue, Apr 25, 2017
The political project of Hindutva is incompatible with a liberal polity
Wed, Sep 28, 2016
Preventive detention is being routinised as an instrument of state repression