The policy observer delves deeper into the Indian society and questions the existing norms and dogmas with careful examination of the issues that arise and the problems that are faced by the people of this nation. In this special section, we offer an unbiased and clear picture of the social injustices and hardships that plague the citizens of this nation.
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After independence, colonial India was divided into two parts- the newly found India and Pakistan. Punjab and Bengal were sliced down into two— amid violence, riots, rape, and assaults on women, resulting in countless deaths. However, this is just a portion of the story’s larger picture, not all of it.
The violent and arbitrary prosecutions by a thunderous majority against minuscule people in Sri Lanka is not a very recent phenomenon; rather it goes back to the Civil war fought from 1983 to 2009 between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Thousands of people were killed and continue to be prosecuted under PTA, in its aftermath.
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After independence, colonial India was divided into two parts- the newly found India and Pakistan. Punjab and Bengal were sliced down into two— amid violence, riots, rape, and assaults on women, resulting in countless deaths. However, this is just a portion of the story’s larger picture, not all of it.
The violent and arbitrary prosecutions by a thunderous majority against minuscule people in Sri Lanka is not a very recent phenomenon; rather it goes back to the Civil war fought from 1983 to 2009 between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Thousands of people were killed and continue to be prosecuted under PTA, in its aftermath.
journey of a first generation lawyer. After having given three years of my life to the Bar, I ask myself ‘was it worth’! I am still looking for Answers.
The frequent occurrence of floodings induces the victims to save more to sustain themselves in extreme emergencies and crises. Floods have become a costly affair for the survivors in the long term as well. Sentiments of savings induce the demand to fall. The falling of demand pulls employment opportunities back, leaving the residents, who are also the survivors, to work in meager conditions. These crises also take away the lives of the laborers in these regions causing a fall in the labor supply, which induces a fall in the supply of goods and services.
Another reason for our lackadaisical attitude is the tendency to discount the future. Social discount. There are two broad reasons why the future is discounted. The first one is the assumption that societies will grow wealthy over time and therefore a dollar today is worth more than a dollar in the future. But this assumption is flawed because of suggesting evidence that climate change will actually make future generations worse off than we are today.
Liberation of all women is impossible if most women are still a victim of oppression due to their race, class, caste or sexuality. True liberation can only be achieved if all structures of oppression are dismantled.
Article 22 ensures that “… no one should be denied the right to consult, and to be defended by, a legal practitioner of his choice” firstly, this should be the duty of the state to provide an efficient legal professional for the accused. Second, not everyone has the sufficient means to access the legal profession of their choice.
If the courts succumb to societal stereotypes, then who should the victim look up to for justice?