Bhaskar upadhyay

Law student @ Dharmashastra National Law University

[Bharat Chugh @advbharatchugh]

The Lesser Children of God

We were a generation raised on the promise of meritocracy, which now watches legacy and patronage win almost every room.

They breathe air in most cities that is slowly killing them.

They drink water that's hardly fit for human consumption.

They don't have basic sporting and community facilities. (Breaks my heart to say this but most of the public places of play have been given away to exclusive and expensive clubs and pickle-ball courts that charge 1200 an hour!)

They prepare for exams the question paper of which is already out, even before it's out.

They get holed up in fire-prone, dingy rooms close to a coaching centre their parents took a personal loan - at exorbitant interest - to sign them up for.

They carry paper-degrees into a market that doesn't need them; because capitalism, in its current form, doesn't create opportunity or a level playing field — it concentrates everything.

In a few choice-hands. The ones who won the ovarian lottery or have the network, or, worse, both.

They discover, after years of misplaced faith and worshipping at the altar of a false god called Merit, that they are not only unemployed but, probably, also unemployable.

They lack the privilege, the education, the means, the social capital.

They discover that : what one has is or what family one comes from is infinitely more important than who one individually is.

They are the forgotten children of history.

The lesser children of God.

Trickle down hasn't worked. Gush up has.

And the last thing they had - was the ability to speak.

Freedom of speech? Sure, guaranteed.

Freedom after speech? Well.

No wonder they are frustrated. No wonder they'd hitch their wagon to the first thing that offers even the faintest flicker of hope.

No wonder they'd reinvent themselves, remake themselves, make memes, call themselves whatever it takes.

They'd even dress up as cockroaches and show up in Delhi heat.

I feel for Gen Z.

Those of us in our mid-30s — if we had done more, these kids would have had better chances.

[Bhaskar upadhyay @Bhaskarr_12]

Pleased to share that I have authored an article titled “Judicial Populism and Invisible Sentencing: Recasting the Limits of Bail Jurisprudence” for the Editorial Section of the DNLU- Student Law Journal (SLJ).
Read the full article - https://t.co/WdpFhD39yd

[Bhaskar upadhyay @Bhaskarr_12]

#Litigation #SupremeCourt #BarAssociations #Lawyerstrike #LegalEthics

[The Leaflet @TheLeaflet_in]

Subordinate courts wield powers necessary for the functioning of the justice system in India. When their autonomy is compromised by higher courts and fear takes precedence over judicial duties, democracy and the rule of law suffer.

https://t.co/g6LjedpYai

[Bhaskar upadhyay @Bhaskarr_12]

I write for leaflet on how the judges of the subordinate court face various kinds of internal pressure within the judicial framework such as fear of transfer, adverse remarks in the Annual Confidential Report (ACR), Compulsory retirement etc.

[The Leaflet @TheLeaflet_in]

Subordinate courts wield powers necessary for the functioning of the justice system in India. When their autonomy is compromised by higher courts and fear takes precedence over judicial duties, democracy and the rule of law suffer.

https://t.co/g6LjedpYai

[Praveen Tripathi @PraveenNLS]

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[Bhaskar upadhyay @Bhaskarr_12]

Hello Everyone, A piece of mine titled “Is VolksGeist ready for recognition of same-sex marriage in India” got Published in Constitutional Law Society, National Law University, Odisha.
Do Give it a read!!
https://t.co/Jr74s8lWeM

[Bhaskar upadhyay @Bhaskarr_12]

A piece written by me on Menstrual Leave has been published. Do give it a read!!
Is Menstrual Leave an Indirect Discrimination? https://t.co/oIIeTYfvFA via LegallyFlawless

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https://t.co/sXuRFfQh6t

Greetings to all,
We are extremely happy to share that a blog written by me and my friend Abhinav Mishra⁩ is published on Jus corpus Law journal. Do give it a read📖

[Bhaskar upadhyay @Bhaskarr_12]

Hello everyone,
I am happy to share that my first blog got published at Jus Corpus Law Journal.
Do give it a read.
https://t.co/SUz50stqU7