KHAP PANCHAYATS
Khap panchayats are community-based councils, acting as informal judicial bodies pertaining to the villages in North India, primarily in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Their main role till date is conflict resolution in villages, keeping in mind the caste hierarchies and
TAGORE’S TAKE ON NATIONALISM
Nationalism, as a concept refers to the desire of people sharing the same race, culture and ethnicity to form an independent country, which in their love-filled perception, is better than the others. Tagore, however, disagreed with this limited definition of
WAQF ACT, 2024
What is Waqf? Waqf refers to an endowment made by a Muslim for charitable or religious purposes, such as building mosques, schools, hospitals, or other public institutions. It is inalienable i.e., it cannot be sold, gifted, inherited or encumbered because
MEDIA TRIALS
Media trial is when the media takes on the part of the investigator, prosecutor and judge and influences the public opinion by passing a prior judgement in a case, deviating from journalism and sometimes entering into the judicial domain. The
POLITICIZATION OF AURANGZEB’S TOMB
With every passing day we find ourselves surrounded amidst another controversy, another clash between communities for issues which practically make no sense. Jokes, movies, skits are often seen as a way to start yet another communal riot and throw the
HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS IN INDIA
In 2018, the Navtej Singh Johar case legalized same sex relations in India. Yet, after almost 7 years of the verdict we still find ourselves in a society where homosexuality and same sex relations are met with raised eyebrows and