Book Review by Satnam Kaur ABSTRACT “State is a necessary evil,” when said by Thomas Paine, sounded like a quote which in times sounded true and was often put into question sometimes. How much evil? In what terms? In controlling the liberty of citi...
By Itika Agarwal Abstract: In Thomas Stephen Szasz’s words- “Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society.” Written by Saadat Hasan Manto in 1955, ‘Toba Tek Singh’ highlights how the lunatic Bishan Singh gave a response, which was saner ...
Book Review by Hamza Lakdawala Abstract There is one autobiography which is suggested by almost all lawyers, professors, and law school seniors in India – M. C. Chagla’s Roses In December. Justice Chagla is one of the most celebrated judges of...
Book Review by Jayant Chopra Abstract The book has been divided into 3 sections and 7 chapters, respectively. The book covers vast areas ranging from the very roots of Hinduism to finally coming full circle to hindutva and today’s Hinduism. Sec...
Book review by Purvi Goyal Abstract Women’s movements and their representation have been growing since the end of the 20th century. With women crossing over from private to the public sphere and questioning the existence of this very divide, i...
By Kumail Fatima Abstract God Save the Hon’ble Supreme Court is a description of cognitive dissonances within the Judges of the Supreme Court. This book is divided into several chapters dealing with different issues. The fabric of this book has bee...
By Naval Rahul Shiralkar It is a fine evening and I am all by myself comfortably settled on my allotted ticket seat at my favourite theatre watching the famous Paresh Rawal – Akshay Kumar starrer film “OMG – OH MY GOD!”. The movie is to start ...
Book Review by Suranya Sengupta Abstract Princess Jahanara Begum, born on 23rd March 1614 at the Akbari Fort of Ajmer, was the second daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan and the first with his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. At the age of seventeen, ...
By Anshuman Srivastava What is Anti-Defection law? Anti-defection law was introduced in 1985 when the constitution was amended for the 52nd time by adding the tenth schedule with the intent to fight the corruptness of political defections. Defectio...
Book Review by Amay Gite Abstract Emperor Jahangir was the fourth of the six Great Mughals – great grandson of Babur and the grandfather of Aurangzeb – and definitely the most underrated. “God will give you three son...
