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Many lawyers practising across Kolkata’s many lower courts and its 163 year old High Court – members of one of the country’s oldest bars – have been excluded from voters’ lists.

Under Adjudication: A lawyer’s exclusion from the West Bengal SIR reveals the democratic rot of electoral rolls revision

Tanishka Shah
8 min read
As the Supreme Court keeps the SIR in suspension, lawyers across the West Bengal bar, including the grandson of a former Rajya Sabha MP, have had their names struck off electoral rolls, with many appe ...

20 Years of the Domestic Violence Act

‘For most women, accessing justice is a privilege rather than a right’: Alternative Law Forum on PWDVA in practice

‘For most women, accessing justice is a privilege rather than a right’: Alternative Law Forum on PWDVA in practice

The April edition of ‘Staying Alive’ foregrounds the experiences of Alternative Law Forum, a lawyers’ collective based in Bengaluru, working with the PWDVA across police stations, protection officers ...
By
Mrudula Vanangamudi
10 min read
‘Dignity animates the Domestic Violence Act, as it does the Constitution’: Jawahar Raja on the unexplored potential of PWDVA

‘Dignity animates the Domestic Violence Act, as it does the Constitution’: Jawahar Raja on the unexplored potential of PWDVA

The March edition of ‘Staying Alive’ explores the critical role of Mahila Panchayats in bringing remedies closer to marginalised women and the need for a creative re-imagination of the role of Protect ...
By
Asmita Basu
15 min read
‘Firm collective action across states is crucial’: AMAN Network’s ground learnings on enforcing the Domestic Violence Act

‘Firm collective action across states is crucial’: AMAN Network’s ground learnings on enforcing the Domestic Violence Act

The February 2026 issue of ‘Staying Alive’ – a special series to commemorate 20 years of the Domestic Violence Act – explores how feminist networks on the ground have navigated a legal regime riddled ...
By
AMAN Network
11 min read
‘Protection Officers not been integrated into the system of the law and judiciary’, Anjali Dave on social work intervention as the bedrock of Domestic Violence Act

‘Protection Officers not been integrated into the system of the law and judiciary’, Anjali Dave on social work intervention as the bedrock of Domestic Violence Act

In this month’s issue, social work practitioner Anjali Dave discusses why social work intervention remains crucial for feminist progress on the grassroots and the challenges confronting the idea of Pr ...
By
Asmita Basu
11 min read
“Conversation must shift from ‘misuse’ to the ‘lack of use’ of the law”: Ruth Manorama, Anuradha Kapoor and Sheba George on the long, difficult campaign for the Domestic Violence Act

“Conversation must shift from ‘misuse’ to the ‘lack of use’ of the law”: Ruth Manorama, Anuradha Kapoor and Sheba George on the long, difficult campaign for the Domestic Violence Act

This month’s issue of the ‘Staying Alive’ series brings forth the recollections of those who lobbied for the DV Act, and the learnings their campaign have for organising in today’s India.
By
Asmita Basu
28 min read
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