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Ananth Krishna

Ananth Krishna is a lawyer and observer of Kerala's politics.

Book Review: ‘Republic Of Hindutva’ Offers A Limited But Welcome Understanding Of The Saffronisation Of Indian Politics

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2yr Books
The Book cover.

Ludo, Chappals And More: Why Courts Sometimes Take Up Issues That Seem Silly

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2yr Ideas
Bombay High Court. (Source: Twitter)

Scaling Up Vaccine Production: Why Compulsory Licensing Isn't The Silver Bullet That It Might Appear To Be

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3yr Ideas
Covid-19 vaccine doses

Why The Congress May Be Staring At An Embarrassing Defeat In Kerala

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Senior Congress leaders Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala.

Why We Should Dissolve Puducherry

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V Naraynaswamy and Kiran Bedi.

Kerala Bypoll Witnesses Resurgence By Left, Setback For BJP; Time For State Unit Overhaul By Team Modi

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The Hammer and Sickle – Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Photo: Sourav Das/Flickr/CC BY 2.0)

A Judgement That Changed Kerala: A Year On From The Sabarimala Verdict

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Ayyappa Dharma Samrakshana Samithi members hold placards during a protest against the SC verdict on entry of women into Sabarimala Temple, at Parliament Street, in New Delhi. (Photo by Amal KS/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) 

How Friction Between Various Kerala CPI(M) Factions Is Leading To A Red Implosion 

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A communist rally in Kerala.

It’s Not Just Pulwama: BJP’s Focus On The Struggling Homemaker, And Not The Elite Opinion-Maker, Produced Results

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Women BJP supporters at a rally. (Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via GettyImages)

Does The Supreme Court Have A Coherent Jurisprudence?

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The Supreme Court of India.

Who Is Responsible for India’s Supreme Court Teetering On the Edge?

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A view of the Supreme Court building (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

The Integrity Of Politics: Does Gerrymandering Exist In India?

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People queuing up to vote (@salimkaskar3/Twitter)

Everything You Wanted To Know About The Upcoming Contest In Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency 

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Rahul Gandhi, Vice-President of Congress Party . (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images)

How Much Will Kerala Be Swayed By Sabarimala In #Elections2019? 

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Members of Navi Mumbai Malayali Samaj protest against Supreme Court verdict of allowing women to enter Sabarimala Temple in Kerala. (Bachchan Kumar/Hindustan Times via GettyImages) 

Doxxing Wars And The Importance Of Online Anonymity

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Representative Image. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Mannathu Padmanabhan: Remembering A Reformist Amidst The Sabarimala Turmoil

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Padmanabhan addressing a public meeting. (nss.org.in)     

Why We Must See Constitutional Reforms Through

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The Constitution of India.

Sabarimala And The Tyranny Of Equality

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Members of Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam (SASS) take part in a protest against the Supreme Court verdict. (Biplov Bhuyan/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Temples Belong To The Hindus 

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Members of Navi Mumbai Malyali Samaj protest against Supreme Court’s Sabarimala verdict. (Bachchan Kumar/Hindustan Times via GettyImages) 

The Great Deluge Of ‘94’ 

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Residents wade through flood water on the outskirts of Chengannur Taluk on August 19, 2018 in Alappuzha (Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Labour Laws – Keeping Both The Worker And The Employer Down

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Factory workers in India (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

Why The State Must Step Back From Running Temples

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5yr Ideas
Tirumala Tirupati Temple. (Daimalu/wikimedia commons)

Aimless Article 371(J): Political Will, Not Law, Is Needed To Push Development in Hyderabad-Karnataka Region

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5yr Ideas
The Constitution of India.

Can The Judiciary Continue To Play Sovereign?

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5yr Ideas
The Supreme Court of India. (SAJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/GettyImages)

No, No And No - Three Reasons Why MASUKA Is A Bad Idea

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Members of a cow vigilante group pose for a photograph Ramgarh, Rajastha (Allison Joyce/GettyImages)

Nipah Lessons: What Kerala Can Learn From The Outbreak

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Representative image: patients waiting at a government hospital (Arun Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

It Is Solely The Governor’s Discretion, Period

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Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru

No Minister, Remittances To Kerala Are No ‘Return On Social Investment’

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An Indian dhow crew straddles the bow of their boat December 14, 2005, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

#SaveTheConstitution: How Successive Congress Governments Expunged The Constitution Of Its Core Values

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Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi 

Innocent Until Proven Guilty? Not Under These Laws

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6yr Ideas
(Klaus with K/Wikimedia Commons)

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