by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Nov 30, 2018 | Social
Recently, a Division Bench of Hon’ble Supreme Court, while pronouncing its Judgement in a 1997 gang-rape case, observed that “Even assuming that the woman was of easy virtue, she has a right of refuse to submit herself to sexual intercourse to anyone.” ...
by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Nov 16, 2018 | Social
Ananya – I met this little girl of about 7-8 years on a train journey in the summers of 2016. I was travelling with my elder cousin to Igatpuri (Maharashtra) for taking up a Meditation Course there. Ananya was travelling with her mom, grandma and brother Vaishnav...
by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Oct 30, 2018 | Social
Once an old friend of mine bumped into me at a shopping mall who I was not in touch with me for over a decade or so, ever since he got transferred out of Delhi. Having exchanged inquiries about each others’ well-being and whereabouts, it was time to...
by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Jul 28, 2016 | Social
In the first part of my note on the subject, I had discussed the pointlessness of the demand for the abolition of death penalty in India mainly on two counts – first, the criminal justice system of our country is based on the cardinal principles of humanity and...
by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Mar 29, 2016 | Social
Being a dog lover, I share a special relationship with stray dogs, not only with the ones in our locality, but even with those in the vicinity – like the nearby parks I visit for my morning walks. Seeing me most of them wag their tails communicating a polite...
by Ranjeet Chowdhury | Mar 11, 2016 | Social
Every time a convict found guilty of capital offense is shown the gallows, the debate over the ethics and legality of capital punishment sparks off generally followed by a well-weighed judiciously worded demand for abolition of death penalty in India. We are all...
