Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian nationalist leader, journalist and Home Rule campaigner
India

The Freedom Fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Tilak helped transform Indian nationalism from elite petition into mass political mobilisation, but his legacy also contains unresolved tensions between democratic self-rule, cult…

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Bengali educator and social reformer associated with widow remarriage and educational reform
India

The Reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar’s reformism was unusually practical: he argued from scripture when law required it, rewrote schoolbooks when education required it, built institutions when policy faile…

Nineteenth-century social reformer Jyotirao Phule, founder of the Satyashodhak Samaj
India

The Social Reformer Jyotirao Phule

Jyotirao Phule transformed education, caste criticism and peasant questions into parts of a single political argument: social hierarchy survived partly because knowledge and autho…

Educator and social reformer Savitribai Phule, a pioneer of girls’ education in nineteenth-century Maharashtra
India

The Educator Savitribai Phule

Savitribai Phule’s historical importance extends beyond the familiar label of “first woman teacher.” She helped turn education into a challenge to both caste hierarchy and gender…

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India

What Is an FIR and How to File One

Understand what is an fir and how to file one, its legal basis, working, citizen impact, limits and key takeaway in Indian law.

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India

What Is Public Interest Litigation

Understand Public Interest Litigation, its meaning, constitutional basis, purpose, limits and role in expanding access to justice.