A piece for The Caravan Magazine’s November issue on the dangers of allowing corporations to invoke criminal defamation laws: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/blocked-out-corporations-defamation
Author: Suhrith Parthasarathy
Hindutva at the hustings
For The Hindu, an edit-page essay on why the Supreme Court should re-visit its definition of Hindutva, rendered more than 20 years ago: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/hindutva-at-the-hustings/article9272291.ece
The salience of the Singur verdict
An edit-page article for The Hindu on the Supreme Court’s promising verdict in the Singur land acquisition case: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-salience-of-the-singur-verdict/article9193546.ece
A review of Angels with Dirty Faces
For OPEN Magazine, a review of Jonathan Wilson’s excellent book chronicling the history of Argentinean football: http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/books/messi-or-maradona
Republic of Unreason
An edit-page article for The Hindu on surrogacy laws: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/republic-of-unreason/article9056339.ece
Finding a boundary
An edit-page essay for The Hindu on why cricket is a primary cultural good, the access to which ought to be just, fair and equal: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/lodha-panel-bcci-and-markandey-katju/article8981805.ece
The fascinating history behind Portugal’s Euro 2016 victory
An essay for Mint on Sunday on Portugal’s national football team and its chequered political history: http://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/5IgxvnKFsZrMo1fqqJ0cAI/A-look-at-the-fascinating-history-of-Portugals-road-to-Euro.html
To be equal before the law
An edit page article in The Hindu on why the Supreme Court needs to expedite its rehearing of petitions challenging the law that criminalises homosexuality in India: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/supreme-courts-next-step-on-section-377-and-lgbt-rights/article8824834.ece
Floating like a butterfly
A piece for The Hindu on two seminal books on Muhammad Ali’s life and career: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-tribute-to-muhammad-ali-by-suhrith-parthasarathy-floating-like-a-butterfly/article8691114.ece
Imposing an inequality
A piece for The Hindu on a new Supreme Court order that seeks to reinforce a scheme of classism in access to justice: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/imposing-an-inequality/article8607958.ece