ON August 15, 2024, as we stand at the crossroads of redefining freedom in India, it's crucial to reexamine what freedom truly means for some of society's most marginalised individuals. For those living with mental illness, especially coupled with other vulnerabilities such as poverty and homelessness, the concept of freedom remains elusive. In the tapestry of human rights, freedom stands as a fundamental thread-a thread that when unravelled, has the power to dismantle the entire tapestry.
We live in an age where voices of, and for, a diverse group of vulnerable individuals and communities have finally found a meaningful position in civil society and political discourse.
Disability activism made huge strides through treaties such as the United Nations Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), framed around the resolution Nothing About Us, Without Us. Public places are becoming more accessible, and education and workspaces for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) are undergoing positive and technologically empowering evolutions. Similarly, the LGBTQIA+ community realised a huge victory with the reading down of Section 377. Along with the Supreme Court's declaration of the rights of transpersons to identify themselves as the third gender, stand for elections, occupy official government positions, India's apex court has brought about a tectonic shift in their legitimacy as Indian citizens with rights.
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The 'Invisible' Dalits
The debate over sub-categorisation of castes is likely to shape the political discourse in the upcoming state elections
Caste Census: To Conquer Or Conserve?
The caste census is generating heated debate, but even its most ardent proponents are not able to articulate a plan about how to use the resulting data
THE FATEFUL COMEDY
Actor-director Rajat Kapoor talks about adapting Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov into a Hindi play
Mad Hatter
When a leader takes off his topi and holds it in his hands while appealing for votes, it signals something extraordinary
Circle Within Circles
The caste question in Muslims.
Backward March
The Maratha reservation question may continue to mire the next government in the state
The 69% Exception
Quota within quota: lessons to be learned from Tamil Nadu
United Indifference
The perils of tweaking tribal identities
Two Nations, Two Destinies
The widely differing balance of power between the military and civilian leadership in India and Pakistan has significantly impacted democracy in the two countries
Crème de la Crème
The mainstream society thinks reservations are against right to equality. It’s high time they are seen in the context of right to justice.