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FLOODS IN THE BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN; COMMUNITY BASED RESPONSES AND THE NEED FOR POLICY REFORM
Read more: FLOODS IN THE BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN; COMMUNITY BASED RESPONSES AND THE NEED FOR POLICY REFORMBy – Neel Das Abstract Solely in the last couple of monsoons, Assam’s Brahmaputra Basin faced recurring floods which affected over 24 lakh people annually, eroding livelihoods, despite extensive spending on embankments and other reliefs. Persisting issues such as regular breaches, short-term repairs, and discord in the regulations highlight weak accountability given limited community integration…
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Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code:Between Constitutional Aspirations and Implementation Challenges
Read more: Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code:Between Constitutional Aspirations and Implementation ChallengesBy – Neel Das Abstract On 27th January 2025, Uttarakhand became the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The UCC is based on the idea of achieving secularism and aims to establish a common framework for all communities for the purposes of marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption, replacing religion-based personal laws with…
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When Care becomes “Nature”: Politics of Invisible Labour
Read more: When Care becomes “Nature”: Politics of Invisible LabourBy — Kadambari Chand Abstract: Emotional and carework have historically been associated with femininity and maternal instincts, therefore, it has always been expected and seen as natural for women to do such work. This article explores how women are socialised into performing this care work in both the household and professional spaces. Although this labour plays…
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Beyond the Clock: Time Poverty as a Gendered Crisis
Read more: Beyond the Clock: Time Poverty as a Gendered CrisisBy — Anisha Jyotirmayee Abstract: This article reconsiders the issue of time poverty as the problem associated with the lack of discretionary time from the perspective of structural constraints, caused by the unequal distribution of labor. This article considers the issue of the unequal share of housework performed by females as one of the reasons…
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My Parents are Your Parents: Unpaid Elderly Care Work in the Marital Home
Read more: My Parents are Your Parents: Unpaid Elderly Care Work in the Marital HomeAbstract Women bear the responsibility of caring for the elderly in-laws in many South Asian households, like those in India and Nepal. Caregiving and of itself is incredibly gendered – the very notion that married daughters-in-law are expected to live with the aged in-laws, while the sons don’t bear the responsibility of living in their…
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The Economy That Runs on Its Own Mess
Read more: The Economy That Runs on Its Own MessBy — Siddarth Poola Abstract Modern economies are frequently described in terms of what they produce, but a more accurate description might be what they have decided not to count. This article examines two overlapping phenomena: the structural tendency of economic systems to profit from the very inefficiencies and dependencies they generate, and the systematic…
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Article 14 and Section 9: From Courts to Constitution
Read more: Article 14 and Section 9: From Courts to ConstitutionAbstract India and South Africa emerged from the histories of institutionalised exclusion and British colonialism, however their constitutional responses to equality show different architectural choices. While Article 14 of the Indian Constitution guarantees equality before law, Section 9 of the South Africa’s constitution takes a step further by mandating restitutionary corrective measures to remedy historical…
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Power, Processing, and Planet : The Hidden EnvironmentalCost of Artificial Intelligence
Read more: Power, Processing, and Planet : The Hidden EnvironmentalCost of Artificial IntelligenceBy – Shreya Parameshwaran Abstract While artificial intelligence (AI) is changing economies around the world, its environmental effects are largely unseen. AI requires large data centres with a lot of power and resources that use up tremendous amounts of energy in the form of continuous training and computation, creating significant impacts through CO2 emissions. Just…
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The Grain of Memory
Read more: The Grain of MemoryBy — Apoorva Lakshmi Kaipa Abstract This article uses a personal object, a repaired Nikon Coolpix digicam, as a lens to examine the politics of memory and nostalgia. Drawing on research on selective recall and the distinction between restorative and reflective nostalgia, this article argues that personal, imperfect memory is structurally honest in a way…
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Basements and Towers: Parasite Through an Indian Policy Lens
Read more: Basements and Towers: Parasite Through an Indian Policy LensBy – Yashaswini Sirwar Abstract This review looks at Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite through the lens of Indian public policy. The film is highly acclaimed and most commonly discussed as a commentary on class inequality. While this is true, its deeper strength lies in its nuanced way of portraying inequality as something produced through everyday governance.…
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The Sadomasochistic Dialectic of Modern Geopolitics
Read more: The Sadomasochistic Dialectic of Modern GeopoliticsBy – Inika Gupta Abstract This article re-evaluates sovereignty through Deleuzian masochism, framing international law as a contractual performance between states. Analysing the 2026 US-Iran-Israel conflict, it argues that hegemonic sadism undermines global stability, forcing neutral nations like India to bear disproportionate economic costs and exposing the urgent need for a differentiated, interdependent governance model.…
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POISONED FROM BELOW: HOW INDIA’S GROUNDWATER CRISIS THREATENS MILLIONS AND DEMANDS URGENT LEGAL REFORM
Read more: POISONED FROM BELOW: HOW INDIA’S GROUNDWATER CRISIS THREATENS MILLIONS AND DEMANDS URGENT LEGAL REFORMBy – Shreya Parameshwaran Abstract India’s groundwater emergency is an environmental crisis and a crisis of structural inequities due to being the largest user of groundwater worldwide while facing rapidly accelerating depletion with Punjab’s extraction at 156% of sustainable limits along with widespread contamination from both geogenic and anthropogenic sources. As a consequence, more than…
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