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The judiciary has been the one sturdy dyke that has saved us from the excesses of rulers. But recent events remind us of the cracks that have formed: the quality of individuals apart, even the institutional arrangements that had been put in place to preserve the purity and independence of the institution the collegium, conventions governing the way cases are to be assigned among judges have frayed. These cracks provide a dangerous opportunity to political rulers to suborn this institution also.

Did Savarkar battle a stormy sea when he attempted his legendary escape at Marseilles? Did Gandhiji and he stay together ‘as friends’ in London as Savarkar claimed during Gandhiji’s assassination trial? Did he turn against Muslims because of the cruelty of jailers in the Andamans? What is...

চীন এক বিশাল দেশ। ভারতের উত্তর সীমান্ত জুড়ে থাকা এই দেশ কি সত্যিই ভারতের বন্ধু? চীন রাষ্ট্রের সরকার কি কখনো...

চীন এক বিশাল দেশ। ভারতের উত্তর সীমান্ত জুড়ে থাকা এই দেশ কি সত্যিই ভারতের বন্ধু? চীন রাষ্ট্রের সরকার কি কখনো...