by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd An important two-day lawyers’ conference was held in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, on 30–31 August 2025, where a new discourse on legal practice was initiated. Shanta Kumar, president of the AP chapter, did an excellent job organizing the event, which was hosted by the Indian Lawyers Association (ILA). The AP chapter’s conference drew … Continue reading Repositioning Indian Lawyers in Defence of the Poor

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Bharat Jodo Yatra and #VoterAdhikarYatra are showing new mobilisation in terms of social reform in the electoral process as well as society. File Image Recently one English television news channel conducted a typical 'state of the nation' survey and declared that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi got 25% preferential votes for the Prime … Continue reading Rahul’s Systemic Reform & Media Underplay

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd In their 100 years of history, the BJP-RSS combine has not produced a single Shudra/OBC leader with an agrarian base, like Patel or Kamaraj, from their party or organisation. Kamaraj and Sardar patel. Image Courtesy: Wikipedia In the context of the Congress OBC (Other Backward Classes) conference on July 25, 2025, in Delhi’s … Continue reading Vice-Presidential Election: Congress OBCs Vs. RSS OBCs

Until Rahul Gandhi, Congress didn’t realise that Patel and Ambedkar were not given their dues. The BJP helped Congress re-examine its nationalist roots and paved the way for research on these icons who have been relevant across caste and class lines Rahul Gandhi’s engagement with the masses during his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to … Continue reading How Congress brings Ambedkar and Sardar Patel on the same table