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ELECTIONOMICS- A modern scripture on Elections

Indian Judiciary works tirelessly, henceforth, direction(s) provided by the courts, influence of the learned senior counsels, the solace brought by judgments on high profile crimes cannot be denied. T...

“Judiciary Cannot be a Law unto Itself”

In a post-script to the Introduction of the reprint of the book, “The Judiciary and Governance in India”, which is being brought out by Rupa & Co, former home secretary MADHAV GODBOLE talks about ...

When One of Our Own is Involved

Arun Shourie, scholar, author, former editor and minister, writes in his new book  Anita gets Bail – What Are Our Courts Doing? What Should We Do About Them? that despite the judiciary being a sturdy ...

Demonetisation in India: The Legal Aspect

Arun Kumar, one of India’s foremost economists, and an authority on the black economy, comprehensively analyses the legal and constitutional contours of demonetisation in a new book. Excerpts: Demo...

Spectrum of Deceit

Over seven years after he was demonised as “Spectrum Raja”, the man who allegedly robbed the nation of a staggering Rs 1.76 lakh crore through a supposedly dubious process of allocating 2G spectrum an...

Nehru and Free Speech

Above: On numerous occasions, Nehru warned against allowing untramelled speech, especially hate speech. Photo: Wikimedia In Republic of Rhetoric-Free Speech and the Constitution of India, Harvard-e...

20 Ways to Use RTI

Above: At the Annual RTI Convention in 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that citizens should demand accountability from public authorities Shyamlal Yadav has done path-breaking stories f...

Parade of the Unwanted and Forgotten

Arundhati Roy’s much awaited second novel is dystopian and brimming with intense anger. It reflects the uncomfortable world we live in and manages to shake us out of our comfort zone ~By Binoo K Jo...

Standing Up to Political Bosses

Do our public institutions have the courage to stand up to the Executive?  ~By Justice Narendra Chapalgaonker Public, constitutional, statutory or private institutions, having voluntary membership,...

Demonetization: The jury is still out

An introduction to and review of a new, yet-to-be-released book on the controversial subject   ~By HK Dua   Prime Minister Narendra Modi, like Indira Gandhi much before him, ...

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