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
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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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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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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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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