Apex court verdict will make the SC/ST Atrocities Act toothless, roll back social transformation Written by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Source The verdict of the Supreme Court’s two-judge bench stating that the SC/ST Atrocities Act 1989 is being misused — and a lot of checks are needed to prevent such misuse — will have huge implications … Continue reading Exception makes the rule

In Hinduism, the right to spiritual equality is restricted. In glossing over the fact in his new book, Shashi Tharoor is playing into the hands of the proponents of Hindutva Written by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Source Shashi Tharoor’s latest book, Why I am a Hindu is political rather than academic or intellectual. The title is … Continue reading To Be or Not to Be