A piece for The Hindu on why anti-conversion laws violate the right to freedom of religion: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/conversion-and-freedom-of-religion/article6716638.ece
Narendra Modi’s dangerously flawed ideas on compulsory voting
A piece for The Caravan Magazine’s Vantage on the new Gujarat law that imposes compulsory voting in local body elections in the state: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/vantage/narendra-modi-dangerously-flawed-ideas-compulsory-voting
On the US intervention in Syria
An op-ed in The Hindu on how the US intervention in Syria infracts international law: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/interpretation-of-international-law/article6528270.ece
League Cricket in Chennai
A long essay in the new The Cricket Monthly on Chennai’s club cricket leagues: http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/784747/chennai-rules
A case for whistle-blower anonymity
In The Hindu, my op-ed on the Supreme Court case against the CBI Director Ranjit Sinha and why whistle-blowers deserve the protection of anonymity: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-case-for-whistleblower-anonymity/article6439235.ece
Why BR Ambedkar insisted judges should not be barred from cushy post-retirement jobs
For The Caravan’s Vantage, a post on why Justice Sathasivam’s appointment as Governor of Kerala was improper: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/vantage/why-br-ambedkar-insisted-judges-should-not-be-barred-cushy-post-retirement-jobs
Safeguarding judicial autonomy
My comment in The Hindu on the proposed National Judicial Appointments Commission: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/national-judicial-appointments-commission-bill-safeguarding-judicial-autonomy/article6347268.ece?homepage=true#comments
By Appointment Only
My essay in The Caravan Magazine on appointment of judges to India’s Supreme Court, and the need for greater judicial independence: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/books/appointment-only
Law Commission Report on ‘Death Penalty’
In the Economic and Political Weekly, my comment on the Supreme Court’s flawed death penalty jurisprudence: http://www.epw.in/commentary/law-commission-report-%E2%80%98death-penalty%E2%80%99.html
The History of Dutch Soccer and Playing Not to Win
A piece for Pacific Standard on Dutch football and why the country values style so much: http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/history-dutch-soccer-argentina-germany-world-cup-85539/
Suhrith Parthasarathy 