SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE TELANGANA ISSUE
Written By – Trisha Social Movements are one of the major types of collective behaviour that is undertaken with the aim of bringing about social changes and ensuring that the demands of the group are fulfilled. Social Movements for various purposes have been
Obscenity: A reasonable Restriction to Article 19
Written by – Trisha Right To Freedom which is providedunder Article 19[1] is an indispensable fundamental Right guaranteed by the Constitution of India.. The “freedom of speech and expression” gives a citizen the right to publish and propagate their ideas, disseminate their views
PROHIBITION TO SELL ALCOHOL
Written By – Vaishnavi K Prohibition to sell alcohol refers to the practice of forbidding the sale of alcohol by law more specifically, the term prohibition refers to banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of all alcoholic beverages. The word
Ragging Laws in India
Ragging in the modern sense has a very negative meaning, but initially ragging simply meant interaction between juniors and seniors in colleges or other such educational institutions. The term, which originated in the west, has gone through a drastic change in practice. Ragging
RIGHTS OF PAVEMENT DWELLERS
Written by – Anshal Dhiman It was in 1986; more than three and half decades ago when the Supreme Court of India recognized the rights of pavement/slum dwellers in Olga Tellis & Ors v Bombay Municipal Council [1985] 2 Supp SCR 51, Housing,
PUCL v UOI, 2001 – Right to Food Case
Written By – Dakshita In 2001, 47 tribal people and Dalits starved to death in the south-eastern Rajasthan, after practicing “rotation hunger”, ie, members of the family eat on alternative days, as the state suffered from its third consecutive year of extreme drought.
Cyber Protection in Dot Com Age
Written by – Dakshita For a few decades now, as society’s awareness about the internet has grown, it has transformed from a tool of luxury to one of absolute necessity. Even the ways in which internet can be used, have multiplied profusely. Internet
Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – A Sociological Perspective
Written By – Dakshita Domestic Violence Act, 2005 – A Sociological Perspective Since the outbreak of the deadly corona virus, human social life as we know it, has come to an abrupt halt with countries imposing lockdowns everywhere, restricting social gatherings, all in
Religion – Is Personal now Political?
Written By – Dakshita The secular country of India is the second most populous in the world, and comprises of 85% Hindus, 10% Muslims, 2.5% Christians and the rest as other minority religions. Simply defined, religion is the belief an individual holds that
DILEMMAS OF CONSENT AND COERCION IN RAPE
Written by – Sruthi Sadhasivam Rape is very much, a product of patriarchy and is being committed in the name of preserving caste purity and upholding one’s religious identity. Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code defines rape as forced sexual intercourse with
