The book, Blood Island by Deep Halder is an account of the massacre at Marichjhapi in 1979, one of the biggest atrocities committed by the Indian State, but is hardly mentioned or known to most of the Indian population. Everyone knows the 1984 Sikh Riots and the Godhra Carnage in
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THE CASES THAT INDIA FORGOT — Book Review
The Cases that India Forgot — A really short book, one that discusses 9 different cases decided by the Supreme court and 1 decided by the Bombay high court that are considered significant. To say that these are cases that India forgot might be a stretch since cases like Minerva
THE COLONIAL ORIGINS OF ETHNIC VIOLENCE IN INDIA — Book Review
I was reading some papers about Bastar when I came across this book — The Colonial Origins of Ethnic Violence in India. In this book, the author, Ajay Verghese, presents a relatively radical explanation for some of the ethnic violence in India. He attributes it to colonial British policies. Understanding
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION: COURTING THE PEOPLE — Book Review
The PIL is one of the most abused legal instruments in India. After all, it is the quickest way to get media attention. The PIL(public interest litigation) despite its allegedly noble intents is a plague on Indian society, where judges sit like kings on a throne and start passing orders