My Name is Red
Last night, the sound of my own heartbeat woke me up. It beat so loudly, so…
April, 2015
My Prayer
Skies have birds, birds have songs, and songs are beautiful. Birds… little trinkets of joy…
Dysfunctional Diplomacy
Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Chutzpah had American legislators on their toes on 3 March when he…
That Mallu Joke
Heard that Mallu joke yesterday? You must have. It’s an old one, about how there was…
‘And Justice for All’
The term ‘judicial activism’—popularised, if not created, in the 1990s—is mostly used in a pejorative sense,…
Enemies of the State
The room was tense and the air intimidating,” Jaison C Cooper, arrested for alleged links to…
Mission Accomplished
Last week, the Supreme Court of India repealed the draconian Section 66(A) of the Indian IT…
The Community’s Conscience
During an international debate about trials by jury, a panellist from India exclaimed: “I’m from a…
Roots (and prospects) of Justice
“I request this House to adopt the same conciliatory attitude to all political minorities and…