Blogs by Vikramaditya Jha

Death Penalty: How Much Humane?

by Vikramaditya Jha on in News and current affairs
“God alone can take life because He alone gives it…An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” - Mahatma Gandhi “I do not believe any civilized society should be at the service of death. I don’t think it’s human to become an agent of the Angel of Death.” - Elie Wiesel Capital punishment or the d...

Caste-based Census: Go India Go...

by Vikramaditya Jha on in News and current affairs
Its official now that we are going to have a caste based census this time after a gap of 80 years. Caste is an inescapable reality of Indian society. Supporters of caste enumeration argue that census categories merely reflect existing classifications, and that only the census can provide the figures...