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Rahul Govind

A new book examines the jurisprudence of plunder and British imperial expansion in India

An excerpt from ‘The King’s Plunder, The King’s Bodies: Prize Laws, the British Empire and the Modern Legal Order,’ by Rahul Govind.

Rahul Govind
· Jan 31, 2024 · 08:30 am
How conceptual vagueness in Indian law allows for political manipulation and polarisation

Since Independence, the wording of some legislations relating to particular religions give the impression of religion as being among the grounds of law.

Rahul Govind
· Jan 11, 2021 · 07:30 am
Reading Anand Teltumbde in the wake of Hathras

In his books, the writer – now in jail – demonstrates how caste atrocities are the result of deep-rooted societal structures.

Rahul Govind
· Oct 28, 2020 · 07:30 am