Author Archives: Sourya Banerjee
Applications open for CCS 2-day online introductory course in Public Policy ‘epolicy’ | 26th &27th September|
Centre for Civil Society (CCS) has been ranked amongst the top 60 think tanks in the world (and amongst the top 3 from India) by the University of Pennsylvania’s highly…
Examining the Scope of Consent in the International Criminal Law of Rape
International criminal law is predicated on the objective of holding individual persons responsible for committing grave acts of violence. Although forms of sexual and gender-based violence have been part of…
Prevention Of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013: An Explainer
Whilst the Indian Penal Code defines rape and sexual abuse, the provision was unable to address all forms of sexual harassment. The grey area regarding sexual harassment at workplaces threw…
The Digital Accessibility Conundrum: a top-notch law firm’s fallacious legal interpretation and Government’s silence
‘Digital accessibility’ is to make digital content and services barrier-free, to enable the access of persons with disabilities to such resources at par with their non-disabled counterparts. Accessibility is one…
Of Love, Loss, Grief, and Vengeance: The Last Of Us Part II Review
Sujayendra Krishna takes us on a gruelling and emotional journey, though the world of The Last of Us Part II in this review. “If I ever were to lose…
That Summer of ’69: Remembering Stonewall
On June 28, 1969, at New York’s Greenwich village something extraordinary happened. Police raided a gay bar to arrest members of the LGBT Community. But that night, the patrons of…
Book Review: Riddles in Hinduism by Dr. BR Ambedkar
This book was not published while Ambedkar was alive, but was published by the Maharastra government in 1987. The Shiv Sena took offence and saw this as an attack on…
PACT announces it’s first Online Dispute Resolution Competition | 8-11th May |
Online Dispute Resolution Competition (ODRC) is the first of its kind competition in India. It provides a platform for students to resolve commercial disputes through negotiation and understand how technology…
Hard and Soft Powers of Indian Diplomacy: Revisiting Maldives & Seychelles
“Power is also like love, easier to experience than to define or measure, but no less real for that.” ~ Joseph S. Nye Jr., Soft Power: The Means To Success In World…
Tackling Taboo though Dance – Interview with Patruni Sastry, Expressionist Dancer
Alifiya caught up with Patruni Chidananda Sastry, who was born in Hyderabad and raised in West Bengal and is an expressionist classical dancer, by passion and an Analyst for…