Articles by Rakesh Shukla
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July 2011 - Featured articles
Checking the Salwa Judum The recent decision by the Supreme Court is a mandate for constitutional values. |
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May 2011 - Featured articles
Supremely fallible The present ruling by the Supreme Court of India on the Bhopal Gas Disaster questions the finality of its own orders. |
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December 2010 - Featured articles
The case of the good doctor By systematically persecuting Dr Binayak Sen, a tireless champion of human rights and the rights of adivasis and workers, the Indian state is sending a strong message to civil society about the price of not toeing the line. |
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August 2010 - Cover
Legislating morality Sex work is still referred to as prostitution in the legislation of Southasian countries, exposing the old-world mentality about this ‘immoral’ arena. |
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June 2010 - Featured articles
Chronicle of a verdict foretold Chronicle of a verdict foretold by Rakesh Shukla The travesty of justice that capped the 26-year-long struggle for justice in the Bhopal gas tragedy was the culmination of a carefully choreographed exercise. |
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April 2010 - Cover
Completing the insult emUnderlying caste bias remains strong within the Indian judiciary./em |
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June 2009 - Opinion
Asinine We are certainly holding our own in the worldwide competition of absurd laws. |
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February 2009 - Analysis
The commissar and the priest The sacking of South Indian high priests from a Nepali temple once again begs the question of where the fine line between religious freedom and government regulation of sacred institutions should be drawn |
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October 2007 - Cover
The psyche of Hindu fascism Does the suppression of sexuality make men more open to the promises of fascist thinking? |
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December 2008 - Interview
The 'terrorist' is no fire-breathing dragon With the 7 July bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, the 13 September blasts in Delhi, the 20 September bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, and the recent 26 November attacks in Bombay, the study of what makes a ´terrorist´ is of increasing relevance to Southasia. |
Featured Articles
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A cicada at the door 21 May 2012
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Fiction
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A new lens 18 May 2012
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Satish Sharma describes a new visual language for the streets of Southasia....
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Drawing conclusions 17 May 2012
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The row over a cartoon featuring Dalit leader Ambedkar shows a lack of critical...
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The fighting Kachin 15 May 2012
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Burma’s recent reforms have brought no respite for the Kachin people.
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Clearing Korail 11 May 2012
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Dhaka’s latest slum demolition shows the full scale of the Bangladeshi government’s...
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High Himalayan hype 11 May 2012
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Infatuation with Everest has inspired Everest-sized absurdities.
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Why separate? 10 May 2012
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A new book justifies Kashmiri secession, but the scholarly appraisal ignores...
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The archive: 25 years of Southasia
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Where are our promised soft borders? |
