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As a teacher of Public International Law, I am often asked questions that if international law prohibits war, how effective is it. Is it not a weak law…Why do we have to study this law? These are fair questions. But there is more to it than just answering this in a yes, no or giving […]

Today, the Supreme Court of India made an important observation while hearing a petition about inheritance rights of Muslim women. During the hearing, the Court remarked that a broader reform like a Uniform Civil Code may ultimately be the solution to inequalities that arise under different personal laws. It is important to remember that this conversation should not be […]

Though the Bharatiya Constitution visualizes a Uniform Civil Code under Article 44, its implementation remains politically and socially contested. At the same time, women in India continue to face systemic discrimination in personal law matters like marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption. Legal pluralism has allowed such inequalities to persist across religious communities. Scholars have argued […]

On my third day at a private university, I was told, “We are a family here.” In academia, that usually means follow the hierarchy without paperwork. And it means “don’t start the email culture to keep records.” I was hired in a senior role to build research networks, create international collaborations, and launch a new […]

In ancient India, people lived together in communities without written law books or formal courts. Even then, society functioned peacefully because people followed Dharma. Dharma meant doing what was right, fair, and responsible. It guided daily behaviour, parents cared for children, teachers taught honestly, rulers protected people, and traders avoided cheating. These expectations were not […]

Tragedy at RG KAR Kolkata The tragic incident on August 9, 2024, at Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, involving the rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate junior doctor, has sent shockwaves through the medical community and the general public alike. This event has also drawn attention to a disturbing pattern of […]

Real democracy rests with the people, they say. Who are the people then. Flowing from the recent tryst with the election commission, my idea about democracy is it should be real representation of the people. Representation of the masses. Representation of the downtrodden. Representation of those who cannot earn and play with big money. And […]

A verdict on a juvenile criminal, a day writing a legal report and the night now, reflecting on what law means to me. In a country where there are scores of people who are ignorant of what is in store for them, there are a plenty debating on how to sail through in this ocean of laws. Laws […]

Many a times I wonder what reality would be like, again. Yes in this virtual world, I am lost to the chaos of the ever intruding technology. Missing all the fun of reality. I might have failed in accepting it as a necessary and limited part of my life. After all, this demon kept me in […]