We’re constantly surrounded by jargon of all sorts, and most of us have learnt to filter it out by now. But what we don’t realise is that ignoring it does not mean that we do not pay attention to it in some way, shape or form. In some ways, the […]
Op-ed
A Curious Cat and its 9 lives
Last week, I accompanied my youngest cousin to meet a career counsellor. The conversation unfolded much as I expected it would: subjects, entrance examinations, employability, prospects, leading with the familiar vocabulary of a world preoccupied with outcomes. She was thoughtful and impeccably professional, and I assumed the meeting would remain […]
Five Decades of the Emergency: Are We Ready to Confront the Difficult Questions?
Court No. 24 reminds us that constitutional crises do not always begin with a proclamation. Sometimes, they begin when ordinary legal rules acquire extraordinary political consequences. It was in this very courtroom that the legal preface to the Emergency was written. On 12 June 1975, Justice Jagmohanlal Sinha set aside […]