Under Siege In The Narmada Valley
By Angana Chatterji
In refusing to be made docile, thousands and thousands of people have enacted steadfast dissent for almost two decades. International solidarity, the World Commission on Dams, horizontal alliances, research, advocacy. These actions of democratic practice are dependent upon the nations capacity to listen. What more will it take?

A Judicial Blackout: Judicial Impunity for Disappearances in Punjab
By Jaskaran Kaur
This article synthesizes my research and explores the Indian judiciary’s reaction to habeas corpus petitions filed on behalf of the disappeared in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. By exploring the personal dimension and attitudes that were the human context for these cases, this article hopes to go beyond a merely descriptive analysis of the legal issues. I also incorporate interviews with approximately thirty District Court lawyers, High Court lawyers, Supreme Court lawyers, and retired and sitting justices of the High Court.

Beating the System
By Mohammad Shehzad
When I was coming out of the mosque, I witnessed a frightening scene. Two maulvis were beating up two young women with sticks, while shouting: “Cover your heads you bay-sharam [amoral] and bay-haya [unscrupulous] women”. Since I have an inherent habit of interfering in such brawls, I intruded.

Is Hari Har Singh Beneath Aurangzeb?
By Hari Har Singh
By 1999, I had waited 22 years to qualify to take amrit. I traveled with a broken back, on a train for three days from Outer Mongolia, then to China, then to Thailand, then to India.

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Fall
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Fall in America is a beautiful season. Neither it is hot nor cold. Mind starts to calm down from the hectic activity filled summer. Summer is always full of mind boggling superfluous but pleasant events and activities. I was reminded of Dr. Mohan Singh Ji’s classic poem, Sikhi Da Boota. He asks which is that tree that can grow in every climate and every where and anywhere?