FACULTY ARTICLES

On April 25 Asaram Bapu, a feted guru whose followers extend around the world, became the latest of India's so-called Godmen to be sentenced for rape - bringing his celebrity status crashing down to...

“There is no antithesis between life and death. Death represents the culmination, dying is the process.”- Justice Chandrachud. Actively engaging with philosophies of life, the Supreme Court five-...

Updating syllabuses and teaching methods, allowing students to choose from a wider range of subjects, would likely be more effective, educationists say. Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University...

The cloudburst that claimed over 12 lives in Kolkata a few weeks back while wreaking havoc on infrastructure, may appear unusual to some. Fallen twigs, uprooted electric polls, severed lines, rotten...

An economic analysis of justice in corruption cases It is not the wisest course of action for a court of law, suspecting corruption, to declare award of licenses and grants by the government as...

The simple fact that the Saudis are going nuclear in order to counter Iran is not an encouraging factor for the future stability of the Middle East.   A week after Crown Prince Mohammed...

On 2 November, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill marking the third Monday of every January, which is around King's birthday, January 15, as Martin Luther King, Jr....

Battery operated electric rickshaws, commonly known as e-rickshaws, are passenger vehicles powered by electricity-charged batteries. Considering their eco-friendliness and economy, they are gradually...

Fifty years after his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘revolution of values’ resonates just as clearly We commonly say that historical figures are best known for their deeds. What manner...

While India is still dithering over measures to regulate groundwater abstraction, China has taken tough measures such as the Three Red Lines water policy to curb water use   While China...

Far from threatening liberal democracy, Facebook’s pursuit of advertising gold is an affirmation of its basic premises Liberal democratic theory considers political choice as akin to shopping....

The traditional wisdom on studying the impact of social and economic policies in formal institutions and governance systems in India and elsewhere is to rely on hardcore measurement data -- to...

Recently in a very welcome move the UGC has granted autonomy to 62 Institutions both in the public and the private sector. This list includes among others some law schools and University law...

There are no easy answers beyond ensuring that we as citizens do not surrender our privacy to darker forces until a global  internet governance regime is in place   For the last few...

While Mumbai witnesses an unprecedented rally of grieving farmers, marching over 180 km with demands for crop loan waivers, farmers' pension scheme, land rights for the indigenous, minimum selling...

The world of Indian Higher Education is abuzz with the word ‘autonomy’ and the potential benefits it could bring to both the university and society. Being given more autonomy in curriculum, financial...

The BJP and Congress have been busy accusing each other the past week of hiring Cambridge Analytica, a data mining and analytics firm, to win elections through unfair means. Cambridge Analytica is...

Henry Kissinger is known to have been advising President Donald Trump on China and North Korea over the past months, but apparently Trump would also need some lessons from the old lion of diplomacy...