Secularism and Uniform Civil Code

India is probably the only country, wherein the concept of secularism is most perverted, both in principle and practice. After Independence, India, first borrowed this alien principle, without giving a thought regarding More...

Hindu law and jurisprudence: a Primer

This piece is intended to demonstrate that Hindu or Brahmanic law is rooted in popular convention and practice. While it is a high textual tradition, it incorporates divergent folk tradition. Hindu law was never More...

Tracing India’s Constitutional History: 3

The Shrutis and the Smritis broadly make up India’s ancient legal literature. While the Shrutis laid down certain broad principles which were later developed into law, the Smritis specifically dealt with civil More...