The People's Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) is dismayed and disappointed over a Full Bench decision of the Supreme Court holding Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Advocate, guilty of criminal contempt of court for a set of tweets which the court felt “undermines the dignity and authority of the institution of the Supreme Court ...
Though an American now, I hail from the southern state of Kerala, in India; one with strong roots in commitment to its people. Historically, Kerala has been a state with much to boast of, achieving milestones in education, gender equality, and, perhaps most evident in our current times, healthcare. People have spoken of the “...
Contrary to present impression that Muslims are separatists due to whom the partition of India took place, the truth is that Muslims contributed to freedom movement and upheld India’s composite culture in equal measure. The partition process, mainly due to British policy of ‘divide and rule’ well assisted by Hi...
Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that ‘everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state, and everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own and to return to his country’. However, during the pandemic’s ...
Last three decades have seen a drastic shift in the global political scenario. Earlier decades were marked by national liberation struggles; focus on the issues related to ‘this World’. Many a countries who came out from the grip of colonialism, under different banners gave primacy to industrialisation, education...
Ramayana story exists not just in the form which is dominant narrative today here in India. ...
With no sign of the pandemic flattening the curve, as evident from the daily surge in positive cases across the country, Bengaluru-based eminent pediatric cardiologist Vijayalakshmi I. Balekundri said Coronavirus is preventable but not treatable till its vaccine is found. ...
As Covid 19 has created havoc all rounds, the rulers of certain countries are using it to further intensify their set agendas. The democratic freedoms...
Kerala has been in the news from last few months for all the right reasons. After the attempts to curtail the impact of...
Reflecting about the lockdowns while the world is slowly opening up makes many scenes flash by – revealing, d...
