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Tag: Honour killings

‘Honour’ Killings, Love Commandos and what Liberal-Secularists must do

On August 5, 2010 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

Lok Sabha discussed ‘honour killings’ yesterday, the Supreme Court convicted three ‘honour killers’ for murder, the Khaps demanded a ban on same-gotra marriage, further details of the legal changes being considered by the Group of …

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In news: love jihad, Telengana

On December 12, 2009 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

1. On love jihad – A Kerala judge has sought to legitimise the use of a dangerous concept – ‘Love Jihad’. Liberals should be worried, for this is a clever reactionary assault on the basic …

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Symbolic Laws, Signalling Effects

On August 31, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

Guest Blogger Kalyani Ramnath I followed the debate on honour killings with interest. Is ‘effective’ social reform only about higher conviction rates or is it also about community understandings? Much of the skepticism surrounding the …

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Dishonourable killings

On August 29, 2009 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

Pratiksha Baxi’s thought-provoking comment on my earlier post ‘New Law on Honour Killing?‘ deserves notice, hence I am posting it separately here. As she outlines, any legislative measure to tackle violence against couples in the …

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OCCASIONAL DIGEST

On August 18, 2009 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

1. Pratiksha Baxi in this EPW article critiques both Mayawati and Rita Bahuguna in the context of the recent controversy over the latter’s hate speech against the CM. Important for the attention she draws to …

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