The Daily Guardian
In my last piece, I had continued with my discussion on Section 124A of the IPC with reference to Constituent Assembly Debates…
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SEDITION: DISAFFECTION VS DISAPPROBATION
The Daily Guardian
In my last piece, I had started a discussion on Section 124A of the IPC which deals with sedition…
The colonial origins and constitutionality of ‘sedition’
The Daily Guardian
The law of sedition, specifically Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), has been the subject of intense debate over the last few years…
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A civilisational approach to blasphemy
The Daily Guardian
For all practical purposes, it was a tussle between two ways of life and worldviews whose loci of origin and fealty were different and whose pathology and end goals couldn’t have been more different…
Section 295A: The ‘Blasphemy’ Provision
The Daily Guardian
Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is commonly known as the “Blasphemy” provision. Its origin story, while dark, is extremely interesting from a civilizational perspective…
