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Law & Justice
The Ayodhya Verdict
After a long wait of 500 years, Bhagwan Ramlala on 22 January 2024 came to be consecrated at his janmasthal in Ayodhya. Shri Ram Mandir at Ayodhya is a manifestation of unbridled faith and continuous struggle by people of Bharat for reclaiming Shri Ram Janmabhoomi.
This article attempts to sketch out the legal history by unravelling the key events that led to the final verdict in the matter as well as to analyse the noteworthy aspects of the said verdict.
Legal Analysis · 18 min read · Jan 2025
Governance & Democracy
Electoral Roll Revision
Who Gets to Vote — and Who Gets Left Out?
India's electoral rolls are the foundation of democratic participation. Yet every election cycle, millions of eligible citizens find themselves missing from voter lists — while ghost entries and duplicates persist. The Election Commission's revision process, though constitutionally mandated, remains opaque, inconsistently implemented, and vulnerable to political manipulation.
This essay traces the legal framework governing electoral roll revision, examines documented patterns of exclusion across states, and proposes structural reforms to make the process genuinely universal and tamper-resistant.
Arjun Pillai · Policy Analysis · 14 min read · Feb 2025
Law & Justice
Family Law in India
A Patchwork of Personal Laws in a Constitutional Republic
India is perhaps the only democracy in the world where your religion determines which law governs your marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption. The Hindu Code Bills of the 1950s reformed personal law for Hindus — but left Muslim, Christian, and Parsi communities under separate statutory regimes, each with its own courts, customs, and contradictions.
Navigate the complexities of family law with confidence. From marriage to maintenance, understand your legal rights across India's diverse personal law systems.
Constitutional Thought
On the Canvas of the Constitution
What Ambedkar Built — and What We Have Made of It
· Constitutional History · 22 min read · Nov 2024
Culture & Civilisation
The Story of Us
Nationhood, Narrative, and the Contested Memory of India
Every nation tells itself a story. India's story is older, more layered, and more contested than most. From the Vedic age to the Mughal courts, from the colonial archive to the post-independence textbook — the question of who we are as a people has never been settled, only negotiated.
This essay explores how India's national narrative has been constructed, revised, and weaponised across generations — and why getting the story right matters not just for historians, but for the republic's future.
· Cultural History · 16 min read · Jan 2025