Election Commission Appointments: It’s Time to Go Back to the Future
Beyond the binary of a Supreme Court ruling and the Modi government’s disquieting new Bill lies a fresh perspective on limiting executive control over…
Writing
Columns, essays and commentary by Professor Chhokar.
2023
The State of India’s Democracy today
In Varanasi, Occupants of Iconic Gandhian Institution Thrown Out, Land Taken Over
The fact that the land legally belonged to the Akhil Bharat Sarva Seva Sangh, founded by Vinoba Bhave in 1948, was just a minor…
India’s Politics Has Betrayed its Wrestlers, Its Civil Society Cannot
The Unsaid Factors Behind the Belief That Modi Can Do No Wrong
There are three elements of today’s political culture that possibly explain “the phenomenon of ‘Modi can do no wrong’”. Professor Suhas Palshikar, one of…
Who Is Afraid of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh?
A set of events reported in the media suggests that no court is willing to hear the allegations against the BJP MP and WFI…
After Being Snubbed for Inauguration of New Parliament, the President Has Only One Option
Prime Minister Modi inaugurating the building is a violation of constitutional principles. Given that President Droupadi Murmu has been steadfast in correctly performing her…
‘Tum Ab Chup Raho’: Interrogating the Enforced Silences of the Modi Government
The interview with Satya Pal Malik gives a fair idea of what Malik was being asked to be silent about, but what is of…
‘Tum Ab Chup Raho’: Interrogating the Enforced Silences of the Modi Government
Why the Proposal to Have Remote Voting Machines Could Be Concealing More Than It Reveals
The proposal for remote voting for migrant resident voters (MRIs) is not new has its origins in an older proposal, to allow Non-Resident Indians…