My new article explores why India must criminalize this systemic abuse.
CRIMINALIZING COERCIVE CONTROL: THE MISSING PIECE IN INDIA’S CONSTITUTIONAL PROMISE TO WOMEN | THE CONTEMPORARY LAW FORUM
#CoerciveControl isn’t about one fight or a single act of abuse. It’s the slow, invisible erosion of freedom — checking phones, isolating from friends, gaslighting, shaming independence. No bruises. No broken bones. Just dignity and liberty undermined. https://t.co/yL5KIpIVVx
Trump might dodge debates, but I won’t dodge rooting for #Mamdani, while sipping chai in India & caring more about #NYCelections than half the drama here.🫠🙈
Go Mamdani, you've got this!🗽🔥✨
Every dowry death begins with a denied birthright. Until daughters inherit equally in practice, dowry will remain their forced substitute. Securing inheritance is the real prevention of dowry. It transforms vulnerability into empowerment, rewriting the rules of marriage.
These cases go to court sometimes with insufficient evidence, and even in this case, there's no allegation of dowry, by the way: @karunanundy#DowryCases#Noida#5Live | @Sonal_MK
@karunanundy But why don’t we ask the real question? Why must parents give dowry at all? What makes men so “valuable” that they deserve cash and gold? Instead, why not place sons and daughters on the same footing with equal worth & equal inheritance in practice? Dowry will lose its relevance.
@rajatsaha_@karunanundy If daughters mandatorily received their share of inheritance before marriage, dowry would lose its grip. A woman with land, a house or property would not be trapped by the fear of homelessness, she can walk out of an abusive marriage with dignity knowing she has something to rely
Honoured to be published in @TheLeaflet_in
I write on how gendered slurs reflect deep-rooted misogyny, and why such abuse is not just offensive but legally punishable.
Also explored 'modesty' as a woman’s legal right to sexual dignity.
Tackling the perils of digital misogyny head on, the court’s decision acknowledges that gendered-abusive words, such as ‘r***i’, are a way to reassert male dominance. https://t.co/LWvTyeMRiC
The High Court’s decision, while noting the non-existence of employer-employee relationships, fails to take account of the changing nature of the workplace. https://t.co/4IxlTuDaad
social justice.
Provided that any sub-classification shall not be motivated by, or take into account, any political expediency or consideration of sub-classifying states furthering a preferential treatment to certain communities.
The exclusion of the creamy layer/privileged class from Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) is a necessary measure to ensure the effective implementation of reservation policies. Despite the constitutional guarantees, a significant portion of SCs and STs remain
constitutional objective of ensuring adequate representation of SCs and STs. By a further sub-classification within these communities,
the reservation policy can be more effectively targeted towards those who genuinely require support, thereby promoting greater inclusivity and