Thulasi K. Raj

Sep 17, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Thulasi K. Raj |Subha Rao |Ayesha Minhaz |R. Ramachandran

The Hema Committee report has caused a whirlwind in Malayalam cinema and society, but if the report is to bring about lasting change, it must be seen as something more than an exposé on the industry. One must look at the report as an opportunity to create conditions that will make the industry more inclusive of women and prevent workplace harassment. After the release of the report, public discussions have mainly focused on sexual violence and criminal proceedings.

Sep 16, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Iftikhar Gilani |Raviprasad Narayanan |Anuj Behal |Thulasi K. Raj

The journey from the Israeli settlement of Har Gilo to the Palestinian city of Bethlehem is brief, just 2 kilometres. Yet, the “distance” between the two worlds is vast. On the Israeli side, world-class roads wind through well-maintained settlements, their cleanliness and modernity standing in stark contrast to the dilapidated infrastructure on the Palestinian side. Travellers crossing Israeli checkpoints and the towering separation wall enter a world of deprivation and neglect.

Feb 25, 2024 | thehindu.com | Thulasi K. Raj

On February 7, 2024, the Uttarakhand Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand Bill, 2024, which purportedly consolidates a common law on marriage and property inheritance. The Bill only awaits the President’s assent to become enforceable law. A problematic feature of the Bill is the mandatory requirement of registration of a live-in relationship and its criminalisation, if certain conditions are not complied with.

Nov 15, 2023 | thehindu.com | Thulasi K. Raj

In a long-awaited judgment in Supriyo, on October 17, the Supreme Court held that same-sex couples do not have the right to marry under the Special Marriage Act. In doing so, the court not only laid down a fundamentally wrong interpretation of the Constitution but also overlooked its own precedents. The right to equalityThe petitioner’s argument on the right to equality was simply this.