The United States and England have moved towards separating law from the influence of religion, while India still stands at the threshold of creating a mechanism for reducing religious influence on its democratic functioning   Religion and the State are two different components, which do not overlap in the United States of America. The first […]

The opportunity to start something from scratch towards catering to the development of the country attracted my attention to Swaniti Initiative. The chance to work under the able leadership of Jay Panda was an offer which I couldn’t refuse, and thus took a sabbatical from my legal apprenticeship and joined the office of India’s one […]

“Or let him walk, fully determined and going straight on, in a north-easterly direction, subsisting on water and air, until his body sinks to rest.”1 The current controversy regarding the charge sheet filed against Irom Sharmila, the Iron Lady of Manipur, under Section 309 of the IPC for attempt to suicide has led to the […]