Akshat Jain

Akshat Jain is a writer currently living on the Indian subcontinent. His work has been published in Raiot, Newslaundry, Countercurrents and Out of Print, among other places.

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Has internationalist Lady Justice’s makeover made her a North Indian upper-caste auntie?

Governance and Policy

Has internationalist Lady Justice’s makeover made her a North Indian upper-caste auntie?

09 Nov 2024

11 min read

The subtle art of differentiating between a theocracy and a secular democracy

The subtle art of differentiating between a theocracy and a secular democracy

19 Oct 2024

10 min read

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Affirmative Action

Is the ground more fertile or does it produce a better yield because of its caste?

15 Aug 2024

20 min read

Good Sikh, bad Sikh in Imtiaz Ali’s Amar Singh Chamkila

Good Sikh, bad Sikh in Imtiaz Ali’s Amar Singh Chamkila

09 May 2024

9 min read

Animal review: If you liked Jawan, you should love this film too

Animal review: If you liked Jawan, you should love this film too

15 Dec 2023

14 min read

Drop that atomic load on me baby! (An essay on Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer)

International Law & World Affairs

Drop that atomic load on me baby! (An essay on Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer)

24 Sep 2023

11 min read

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Is it right to compare Indian wrestlers immersing medals in the Ganges with Muhammad Ali’s revolutionary act?

07 Jun 2023

9 min read

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Of good and bad propaganda: A comparative analysis of ‘Afwaah’ and ‘The Kerala Story’

14 May 2023

27 min read

‘Vakeel Babu’ offers a timely lesson in public morality

‘Vakeel Babu’ offers a timely lesson in public morality

14 Feb 2023

12 min read

No country for young men – A review of ‘Affairs of Caste’

No country for young men – A review of ‘Affairs of Caste’

11 Aug 2022

15 min read

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