- 9 min read
Reimagining Liberty
Reimagining Liberty explores the Delhi High Court’s 2025 decision in 2020 Delhi riots case. It examines how prolonged undertrial detention, evolving interpretations of protest and conspiracy, and stringent bail standards are reshaping the balance between dissent, state power, and constitutional freedoms in India.
- 5 min read
Beyond Money: The Auroville Experiment
In Auroville, money is a tool, not a goal. The community’s shared economy seeks balance between inner growth and outer necessity—a fragile but enduring challenge to the world’s profit-driven logic.
- 6 min read
Historical Revisionism as Political Capital
Ever since James Mill’s publication of History of British India, India’s perception on religion has been completely distorted. This essay explores how this antagonizing perception of India’s history has been used as political capital both under colonialism and in the present day.
- 6 min read
SIR in Bihar: Nail in the Coffin, or Tip of the Iceberg?
Human memory is fleeting. In trying to recall one account, we often forget another. Amidst this forgetting, debates around the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar have managed to enter mainstream political discourse.
- 5 min read
From Public Forums to LinkedIn: How AI-Driven Abuse Threatens Women’s Participation
India loves a big promise. We are, after all, the land of slogans. “Digital India.” “Startup India.” “Atmanirbhar Bharat.”
- 5 min read
Corporate Gentrification of Lakshadweep Islands
Corporate greed has invaded the pristine shores of the Lakshadweep archipelago, orchestrating what amounts to systematic ethnic cleansing disguised as development.
- 12 min read
The Commodification of Knowledge - A Global Crisis in Access and Equity
“Knowledge” has traditionally been seen as a public good, freely shared to foster innovation, education and social progress. In recent decades, however, market forces have increasingly treated information and learning as commodities.
- 10 min read
Why should India focus on LGBT representation in parallel to women’s reservation?
The study of LGBT representation will help develop strategies and mechanisms that facilitate the creation of inclusive legislatures in India and address LGBT issues.
- 6 min read
The Boon of Journalism and the Bane of Journalists
A compelling critique of the state of investigative journalism in India highlighting the threats, systemic hurdles, and public apathy that undermine press freedom. This piece urges readers to recognize the media’s crucial role as democracy’s fourth pillar and to actively support fearless, independent journalism in the face of rising censorship and disinformation.
- 7 min read
Misinformation - A Hydra Headed challenge in an information driven society
The recent escalation of the conflict between India-Pakistan in the age of social media has brought out the realities of an information driven society. As both the nations dealt with security issues, social media was used to wage a war on truth. Several accounts posted false and inaccurate content to achieve the means of creating panic and fear amongst citizens. The building of narratives and conspiracy theories highlight the need to study and understand the perils of spread of misinformation.
- 5 min read
India’s Innovation Illusion: From Hype to Hollow
India loves a big promise. We are, after all, the land of slogans. “Digital India.” “Startup India.” “Atmanirbhar Bharat.”
- 3 min read
Citizen: Noun, Verb, or Vanishing Act?
A citizen is not just a noun—it is a performance— a negotiation, a contract signed in ink but lived in action.
- 4 min read
Hexed by Society: The Cost of Being a Woman in India
In India, a woman speaking her mind is still seen as an act of defiance. Whether she is a politician questioning the hierarchical power structures, an activist speaking up against the unjust treatment, or a celebrity being vocal about her ways of living.
- 4 min read
The Comfortable Couch of Apathy - A Letter to the Apolitical Indian Youth
There exists a curious breed in modern India — urbane, schooled in elite institutions, proficient in buzzwords like “equity” and “empathy,” yet pathologically allergic to politics.
- 4 min read
Is AI winning the free speech war?
Exploring the disparities in freedom of speech between AI systems like Chat-GPT and individuals in India.
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