Indian Constitution
They Have Come a Long Way
Rajeev Deshpande
Muslim girls and women have made significant progress in education and skill development that must be protected from the noisy politics of the hijab
Shah Bano 2.0
The hijab controversy can take the country into dangerous territory but, unlike the 1980s, it will not take people years to grasp its import
The Problem with the Illiberal Label
India remains a democracy and has been so except for a brief period when elections were suspended and fundamental rights curbed across the land
The Utility of Duty
Its virtues are self-evident but fundamental duties became part of India as fundamental rights were taken away and that was no coincidence
Kesavananda Bharati: The Seer Who Dared
Kesavananda Bharati, who died on September 6th, did not win in court, but his 1973 case limited Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution. Indian democracy is indebted to him
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