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Ibad Mushtaq
What Does ‘Citizenship’ Mean in India
21 Apr 2022
While we may have gathered a somewhat limited understanding of who is an Indian citizen, do we, as a people, understand what citizenship means and entails; more particularly, do the State and the so-…
Shiv Visvanathan
A Plea For Margins to Reinvent Democracy
20 Apr 2022
Margins provide breathing spaces, for invention of rights, and make democracy vibrant.
Ajaz Ashraf
My Spirit has not Been Broken: Activist Sudha Bharadwaj
27 Jan 2022
When I turned 21, I was free to choose whether I wanted to be Indian or American. I chose to be Indian, basically, because I was already involved in social issues by then. At no point I wished I was…
Tagia Tania
Arunachal: Compensation Denied, Chakma Development Foundation of India Complains to NHRC
25 Jan 2022
“The divisional authorities have been using arbitrary force to constrain the poor project-affected victims to accept some sort of compensation package without any formal process to deny payment of…
Ajaz Ashraf
Patriotism of Social Activists is Increasingly being Punished: Activist Sudha Bharadwaj
25 Jan 2022
When Sudha Bharadwaj was arrested on 28 October 2018 for her alleged role in fomenting the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence, a wave of disbelief swept the nation.
Tagia Tania
The Question of Citizenship: Chakma and Hajong vs State of Arunachal Pradesh
12 Jan 2022
Two migrant communities, residing for several decades in Arunachal Pradesh, might soon be rendered homeless.
Debarun Choudhary
Imprudent Judgement Leaves Detainees in Despair
08 Jan 2022
Silchar: The Supreme Court, on April 2020 directed the release of detainees who have been lodged in the detention camps of Assam for more than two years, because of the COVID-19.
Gauri Anand
Gauhati HC Setting Aside Numerous Foreigners’ Tribunals’ Decisions Points to Systemic Rot
14 Dec 2021
Several opinions on citizenship provided by various Foreigners’ Tribunals in Assam have been set aside by the Gauhati High Court for their arbitrary application of assessment metrics.
Tarique Anwar
BJP’s Hindutva Agenda Fails to Strike Chord With Bangladeshi Migrant Voters in Pilibhit
03 Dec 2021
With the hopes for citizenship and valid revenue titles dashed, the refugees regret supporting the BJP in earlier elections.
Gautam Patel
Citizenship and Fundamental Rights
25 Aug 2021
In On Citizenship, published by Aleph Book Company, four of India’s finest public intellectuals — Romila Thapar, N. Ram, Gautam Bhatia and Gautam Patel — go deep into key aspects of what constitutes…