Teesta Setalvad
The writer is a civil rights activist and journalist.
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The pandemic has put the spotlight on inhumane conditions in Indian prisons
They are overcrowded, unhygienic and have little oversight. There’s a need to expand use of house arrest as punitive measure.
Wed, May 26, 2021
Justice P B Sawant’s life was defined by the credo of secularism, social justice
Unwavering clarity and commitment to deepening democracy at the grassroots was a passion for Justice P B Sawant and also led him to be recognised for verdicts of depth and calibre.
Wed, Feb 17, 2021
The love jihad spectre: It has now crept into judicial discourse, to the detriment of a woman’s freedom and autonomy
“Love jihad” is now entrenched in the public landscape. The term is today wielded by an aggressive majoritarianism, woven into a dominant caste Hindu narrative of religious extremism, Islamophobia, and communal hatred that has crept into Indian courtroom discourse as well.
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
Saffron And Secular
Swami Agnivesh’s commitment to plurality, rationality within faith never wavered.
Thu, Sep 17, 2020
Swami Agnivesh’s commitment to plurality, rationality within faith never wavered
For this saffron-robed modern-day Swami, the colour of the robes Agnivesh proudly sported meant sacrifice, purity and commitment. In a life well and fully lived – one that should be celebrated—he brought a renewed faith in the colour saffron.
Thu, Sep 17, 2020
The migrant’s right to vote: EC must ensure optimal conditions for exercise of this freedom
Teesta Setalvad writes: India’s gaze has, for the first time, been turned towards the “migrant labourer”. For Indian democracy to learn the right lessons from the plight that a sudden lockdown caused this vast section of Indians, a condition that has been brought before the more settled and privileged sections, including politicians, one crucial element must surely be to secure to them the right and facility to vote.
Sat, Jul 18, 2020
Justice Hosbet Suresh believed and practised tenets of equity and fairness all his life
Will Justice Suresh be remembered because with men (and women) like him on the bench, the lawyer and citizen felt “safe”? Because, whatever the outcome of a particular case, justice would be done and the constitutional mandate upheld?
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
A candle for Ankit
... and his lost love and a flickering secularism. A worrying silence echoes in the public sphere
Tue, Feb 06, 2018
Faith and fear
Sangh Parivar’s view of nationhood, citizenship and entitlements is based on narrow definitions of faith, and the purveying of fear.
Wed, Oct 04, 2017
Historian and truth-teller
Jadunath Sarkar has not got his due as he was attacked by both Left and Right.
Sat, Dec 10, 2016
Conspiracy, under the carpet
Substantive pieces of circumstantial and documentary evidence appear to have been overlooked in the Gulberg Society verdict.
Mon, Jun 27, 2016
We all failed Rohith
Beyond the grief of the moment, we need to stop denying India’s not-so-hidden apartheid.
Fri, Jan 22, 2016
There’s a chilling similarity
The tone of this government’s argument for the National Judicial Appointments Commission recalls how a former regime browbeat the judiciary in the run-up to the Emergency.
Sat, Jul 18, 2015