Pre-empting COVID 19: Reviewing nutrition in Assam’s correctional homes

       

Anubhab Atreya Over the last two weeks, the COVID 19 pandemic has continued to spread across the country. Till this evening (as of 7:00pm), Assam has reported 37 cases with 9 being currently active [1]. While the figures and the preparations on a war-footing which have been carried out by the State’s Health Department in … Continue reading “Pre-empting COVID 19: Reviewing nutrition in Assam’s correctional homes”

Are Assam’s correctional homes equipped to fight COVID 19?

       

Anubhab Atreya As the nation prepares to go into the second week of lockdown, the news cycle remains dominated by the COVID 19 pandemic that is fast gripping every corner of the world. But the correctional homes or prisons remain absent from both the public and media consciousness. The prisons in the country and more … Continue reading “Are Assam’s correctional homes equipped to fight COVID 19?”

Topographies of Violence and Deprivation – Armed Forces Special Powers Act as a site of conflict: Abantee Dutta

       

Conflicts are multidimensional and difficult to define. The famous opening line of John Berger in Ways of Seeing is instructive while engaging in a conflict situation as ‘the relation between what you see and what you know is never settled’. Nevertheless, definitions are important. Conflicts are too often viewed as negative, destructive and violent. Further, … Continue reading “Topographies of Violence and Deprivation – Armed Forces Special Powers Act as a site of conflict: Abantee Dutta”

Flaws of Law: The Antedating Illusion – Tathagata Dutta

       

A date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date of the event or document is known as ante – dating [1]. Antedating is one of the ways which are used to attempt to make a false document and may be also used for forgery, if the document was antedated with the intention to fraud. … Continue reading “Flaws of Law: The Antedating Illusion – Tathagata Dutta”