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Spirit of Constitution guides the Republic

The makers of our Constitution had the wisdom and foresight to acknowledge that a document drafted and adopted in a particular age needs to be equipped with flexibility and adroitness to accommodate the demands of future generations.
Published on Nov 25, 2023 17:25 IST

The subtle influence of India’s President

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is seen with KR Narayanan and AB Vajpayee after he received the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize. (HT files/Arvind Yadav)
Published on Aug 21, 2023 02:37 IST

SC manual can dispel dogma around gender

Supreme Court of India (Representative Photo)
Published on Aug 21, 2023 02:37 IST

A reckoning with the brutality of caste

Even of Ambedkar – and I won’t give away too much – his story is “not one without its share of surprises”. Mitta concludes: “Freedom fighters were not necessarily equality champions.”
Published on Jul 16, 2023 07:51 IST

Same-sex marriage is a demand for dignity

The government may believe that individuals must follow society’s moral values, but we believe moral values should align with the Constitution, not popular biases. (Sushil Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 06:17 IST

Towards a new affirmative pact

BR Ambedkar reminded them that the topsoil of democracy in India rested on a bed of deep inequity and, therefore, political democracy would never be enough in the absence of social democracy — where people of various backgrounds, castes, classes and faiths could creditably aspire to the same opportunities without bias. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 13:48 IST