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Justice Delayed and Denied in India
The wheels of justice turn slowly. This increases the costs of accessing justice in addition to hampering people’s ability to access justice from the courts. India is one of the countries whose inefficient justice systems are legendary. Most cases lag for years and in so doing delaying people justice. A significant number of all the cases filed in Indian courts remain unresolved for at least five years – the number has become increasingly alarming over the years. Some cases may take as much as 20 years to resolve. During this period, the people who required justice are deprived of it. In some instances, the accused persons died before the cases are resolved. Examples of cases that have t...
The Challenge of Relativism
Offering a comprehensive overview and introduction to the concept of relativism and relativistic arguments this book surveys important relativist philosophers, both classical and modern.
The Sham ID, called 'Aadhaar'
The truth behind the Sham ID "Aadhaar" Hoax revealed and made public with incontrovertible documentary evidence. Ask the author for advice on problems posed by people asking for the Sham ID Aadhaar number for various purposes, such as, admitting your child in school, for opening a bank account, for obtaining a new mobile phone connection, for registering property etc. For advice please send email queries to info@thefifthestateworld.com Why are you told to laminate the acknowledgement letter you received from UIDAI informing you of allocation of the Sham ID number and use it as an ID card? Take out this Sham ID, called ‘Aadhaar card’. Then take out any other ID card you have, your driving...
Identity Under The Lens AADHAAR, PRIVACY And The Indian Citizen
: The book extensively navigates the complex realm of Aadhaar, India's biometric identification system, tracing its evolution from inception to the contemporary landscape. It underscores the government's initiatives to streamline services and combat fraud, particularly through Aadhaar's transformative impact on subsidy disbursement, exemplified by Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and the PAHAL scheme. Despite showcasing Aadhaar's benefits, the narrative critically scrutinizes its drawbacks and challenges. Concerns ranging from fraud and data leaks to the potential vulnerability of centralized biometric data prompt crucial reflections on the system's security. The book provocatively addresses pr...
AADHAAR: A TOOL FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE
Much before states had discovered documents as an identification, they used different forms of writing on the body. There has been a long history of methods of Identification. Ancient methods of identification involved 'writing on the body, or branding, scarification and tattooing'. Partly because they had not discovered less invasive of marking, they restored to such writing with documents becoming an accepted way to record identities, various cards, certificates and others and other Identifications were used. However, these forms of writing never died out completely even after identification documents were discovered.
The Caravan
Aadhaar was originally pitched as a way to eliminate identity fraud in the delivery of public benefits. Today, its application far exceeds that purpose. Nandan Nilekani, the technology billionaire who was the prime mover behind Aadhaar, has said that “data has become the new oil,” and that “if we canrestructure data to benefit every individual and every business, then we can lead to enormous amount of activity and economic growth.” He has also said, “In the West, the identity business was privatised. That’s a much more unsafe model than when a government issues an ID.” But while Aadhaar is presented as a way to mobilise Indians’ data for the public good, the lines between tho...
How Developed is Development in India?
It is about how our fuzzy planning and poor enforcement has perpetrated chaos and disorder in the country. It is about how our leaders have hijacked democracy to acquire absolute powers in their hands. It is about how are they misusing their position to blatantly establish dynasties and acquiring illicit wealth and properties. It is about how their poor vision has failed to check rampant poverty and deprivation and accentuated disparities and division in society even after 70 years of freedom. It is about how are they enjoying king style life (free sprawling houses, free travel, free security...) even while majority of population is living in penury and in crumpled and congested houses sans basic facilities in most undignified manner.
Changing Contexts and Shifting Roles of the Indian State
This book critically discusses the changing relationship between the Indian state and capital by examining the mediating role of society in influencing developmental outcomes. It theorizes the state’s changing context allowing the discussion of its pursuit of contradictory economic and social welfare goals simultaneously. Both structural and ideological factors are argued to contribute to a shifting context, but the centrality of re-distributive politics and the contradictions therein explain a lot of what the state does and cannot do. The book also examines what the state aspires to do but structurally cannot accomplish either because of the scale of the problem or the dysfunctionality th...
The Caravan
The country's first and only publication devoted to narrative journalism, The Caravan occupies a singular position among Indian magazines. It is a new kind of magazine for a new kind of reader, one who demands both style and substance. Since its relaunch in January 2010, the magazine has earned a reputation as one of the country's most sophisticated publications-a showcase for the region's finest writers and a distinctive blend of rigorous reporting, incisive criticism and commentary, stunning photo essays, and gripping new fiction and poetry. Its commitment to great storytelling has earned it the respect of readers from around the world. "India's best English language magazine", The Guardian, London "For those with an interest in India, it has become an absolute must-read", The New Republic, Washington The Caravan fills a niche in the Indian media that has remained vacant for far too long, catering to the intellectually curious and aesthetically refined reader, who seeks a magazine of exceptional quality.
