Author: Albertina Almeida

By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA

Amidst the shrill noises for Uniform Civil Code, which again having been coming amidst attacks on minorities, what can or what does uniformity translate into? Does uniformity mean anything at all? Can there be unity in diversity or not? Is Uniformity always about equality? Can uniformity not translate into uniformity in discrimination? These are questions that are flying in the wind in the context of debates on whether or not there should be an uniform civil code for India. (more…)

By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA

There is much discussion around about whether a person who is undergoing trial for criminal charges should contest elections. This is specifically being asked in the context of the Constituency that has the capital city. (more…)

By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA

In view of emerging situations in Goa regarding the application of family laws of Goa, it strikes me that we need to look at how the expression ‘where there is a will, there is a way’ needs to be looked at in its actual context of a  literal ‘will’. (more…)

By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA

As kids growing up, we would be presented with two similar pictures and asked to spot the difference. While that was a good exercise for sharpening visual observation, our political acumen should have driven us to take that skillset to another level, to detect the political hypocrisy, chicanery and cunning of today. (more…)

By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA

Oftentimes, we are so obsessed with ourselves and our aspirations, demands and objectives, that we do not realise that the (political) positions we take vis a vis ‘others’ are a slippery slope towards disaster for us ourselves. I will illustrate this with the use of the word ‘outsider’. (more…)

By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA

We are witness today to a heightened terrorizing by the State of the marginalized sections of society and of those who support the marginalized sections, in order to stomp over their lives and usurp their resources, especially land. The State has been deploying various means to do this, one being the weaponising of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 (UAPA),   or by repeatedly invoking the equally draconian National Security Act, 1980, for crimes, or under the guise of redressing or preventing crimes, that can well be handled by the existing criminal law, if only the police and other authorities are efficient  with their investigations. (more…)