The Case of Michel Danino: Examining Judicial Overreach
Michel Danino has created a substantial and qualitative scholarly legacy in his own lifetime and continues quietly on his chosen path away from public glare, any temptations of celebrity
A Dharma Primer for Former Judge Kurian Joseph
Former Supreme Court Judge Kurian Joseph who urged the Chief Justice of India to drop the existing motto of the SC which contains the word Dharma, has no clue about Dharma
A Cultural Syllabus for the Judiciary
A slew of judgements over various aspects of the Hindu society and culture in recent times have exposed the alarming extent of the deracination of India's judiciary. We present an outline cultural curriculum in the hope of undoing this state of affairs.
The Decree of Madhusudana and the Lessons for our Supreme Court Milords
The dispute between the Bhillamāladeva and Devi Bhagavati Temple was resolved by a profound appeal to the divinity of their respective devotees. This is a great model of how such cases can be resolved even today.
The Tapas of Half a Millennium has Culminated in a Civilizational Landmark
With one stroke of his pen, Chief Justice Sri Ranjan Gogoi has perhaps earned what the Skaanda Purana says in its Phala Shruti: श्रुत्वा श्रीराम विजयम् पाप बाधात्प्रमुच्यते । तथैव शृङ्खला बन्धात्
The Incurables who are Chopping Hindu Traditions and Temples
Prologue I distinctly recall an anecdote a veteran scholar once told me. The incident in the anecdote occurred sometime in the 1960s, the nascent stages of the era of spurious spiritualists and that class of rank materialists and megalomaniacs who eventually came to be known as Godmen, New-age Gurus,