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Mallika Kaur

Justice AS Bains (1922-2022): Punjab’s ‘people’s judge’ and human rights champion

Excerpts from Mallika Kaur’s new book ‘Faith, Gender, and Activism in the Punjab Conflict: The Wheat Fields Still Whisper’.

Mallika Kaur
· Feb 18, 2022 · 11:30 am
In a traditional Lohri song about a folk hero, echoes of Punjab’s ongoing struggle for a fair deal

The rebellion of Dulla Bhatti is a reminder of the region’s long history of agrarian protest – and its fight for justice.

Mallika Kaur
· Jan 13, 2021 · 06:30 am
He fought against the ‘disappearing’ of young men from Punjab. Then one day, he ‘disappeared’ too

The story of Jaswant Singh Khalra, excerpted from Mallika Kaur’s book ‘Faith, Gender, and Activism in the Punjab Conflict: The Wheat Fields Still Whisper’.

Mallika Kaur
· Sep 01, 2020 · 08:30 am