The Republic at 70: Celebrating the Constitution

A historian can use the past to understand the present, but a historian cannot predict the future. But that the Republic is passing through a very troubled phase in its history is evident. That it lacks the sort of enlightened leadership that can take us out of our difficulties is even more evident....read more

India’s Constitution is, at the end of the day, a transformative Constitution: it transforms subjects to citizens, and brings ideas of freedom and equality into spaces they would otherwise never come....read more

The 2018 statistics on prison must spur the criminal justice system to assess, evaluate and take affirmative steps...read more

If we were to put a face to the current protests across India, like many in the past, the ones that immediately come to mind are those of women from Padukone to Aishe Ghosh to the heroic women of Shaheen Bagh...read more

The protests we’re seeing today — and which show little sign of slackening — are the most positive reaffirmation of our commitment to the Constitution. That’s another reason why this Republic Day is special...read more

An oligarchy can call itself a republic. But the true spirit of the political system is democratic, where citizens govern the state via elected representatives...read more

India has reason to be proud of its legacy. Preserve it...read more

Care work is highly gendered and a barrier to women’s participation in the paid economy. It’s time we changed that...read more