The commission owes an apology to the people of this country for failing to prevent the death of a dedicated academician. (NB: Not just the commission, but the judiciary is complicit. The NHRC is headed by a retired justice of the Supreme Court. I will remind our judges of the unique position of a judge,… Read More How the NHRC Failed to Protect G. N. Saibaba
Dear Friends, I post links to select recent articles, discussions and interviews:
Bharat Bhushan Despite a formal confirmation to The Washington Post by Canada’s Deputy Foreign Minister David Morrison that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was the “top Indian official” involved in the plot to kill Canadian citizens, there has been no official reaction from India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The MEA’s silence is curious. Such undercover assignments are normally… Read More Singapore Snafu: Unwanted disclosures in public
Shobhit Mahajan Hindustan Times, October 29, 2024 A week before the prospective groom’s family were to visit my uncle’s house, the preparations had started. The outside and the drawing room were quickly whitewashed, the furniture cleaned and polished, the flower pots in the garden got a fresh coat of geru (red ochre powder) and the… Read More NAAC Lessons on How not to assess a Varsity.
Despite Swachh Bharat Mission’s giant promises, 1,600 tonnes of unsegregated waste continues to poison groundwater in villages near Mangarbani forest. Deepanshu Mohan and Shubhangi Derhgawen The air around the Bandhwari landfill in Gurugram is thick with the stench of decay. “We earn our living here, but at what cost to our health?” asks Joginder, a… Read More A sacred forest dies in Gurugram as Bandhwari landfill’s toxic waste breaches Aravalli sanctuary
Shweta Thakur Nanda Moromi Hazowary of Kamrup district in Assam had clear aspirations – a stable life and a desire to give her son a better education. It is not a stroke of luck, but an invasive weed – water hyacinth – that is turning her hopes into reality. The 32-year-old’s family was dependent on… Read More How the invasive water hyacinth is helping build livelihoods – with an ecological bonus
The world is changed by your example, not your opinions: Mother Teresa Avay Shukla These days Mr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India, is talking of, and worrying about, the legacy he will leave behind when he retires from the job next month. And well he might. He was elevated to this position at perhaps… Read More A LEGACY THAT IS BEST FORGOTTEN
By its actions, Canada seems to have definitively shut the door on back-channel communication on the Nijjar issue. Up till now, they were talking to Indian officials in a bid to improve the relationship between the two countries. That attempt is now over.. In August 2023, the Union Home Ministry promulgated a unique order under Section 268… Read More Fallout of a transborder assassination
National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled expresses deep shock and profound anguish at the untimely death of Dr. G N Saibaba Despite his repeated requests for being released on bail or parole to get treatment and operated for gall bladder stones, it was denied, even while hardened criminals, murderers and rapists were granted… Read More Rahul Pandita: What I learned from G. N. Saibaba
The RSS legal front’s increasing hold over the judicial system “The project ahead is to determine how a new constitution could be created—who should be a part of this new project. The Constitution can be overthrown,” said an ABAP member and a former assistant solicitor general. Sushovan Patnaik ON THE EVENING OF 5 SEPTEMBER, a fleet… Read More Lowering the Bar
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