‘India’s Undeclared Emergency’: Can forms of dissent rooted in culture and religion be revived?

An excerpt from ‘India’s Undeclared Emergency: Constitution and the Politics of Resistance’, by Arvind Narrain.

Arvind Narrain

· Jan 13, 2022 · 08:30 am

Violating the rights of older persons: Why Stan Swamy’s continued detention is so unjust

The activist, by virtue of his age as well as his health condition, should be detained – if at all – only within his home.

Arvind Narrain

· Jun 10, 2021 · 09:00 am

When Gandhi put the entire colonial system on trial after being charged with sedition

The 1922 case shows why India should have discarded the archaic law after Independence.

Arvind Narrain

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Poorna Ravishankar

· Jan 30, 2021 · 06:30 am

UN human rights chief’s CAA plea puts the spotlight on India’s international law obligations

The High Commissioner for Human Rights has sought to file an intervention in the petition challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Arvind Narrain

· Mar 05, 2020 · 11:30 am

Like Indians battled to overturn law criminalising homosexuality, we must fight sedition statute

The cases against 51 people at an LGBT event in Mumbai show why it’s time for the colonial-era to be scrapped.

Arvind Narrain

· Feb 11, 2020 · 08:00 am

How the Centre’s bill to protect the rights of transgender people will actually hurt them

Transgender and intersex groups describe the bill as a ‘massively diluted, criminalising and pathologising text’.

Arvind Narrain

· Dec 01, 2017 · 08:00 am

Contradicting the Constitution: What India’s vote against UN resolution on death penalty means

The resolution, among other things condemned capital punishment for blasphemy, LGBT people and adultery.

Arvind Narrain

· Oct 04, 2017 · 12:30 pm