On September 18, 2023, the Indian parliament passed the historic Women’s Reservation Bill. The law proposes to reserve one-third of the seats in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women. How will it work? First, a census needs to be conducted. Based on the census, delimitation will be undertaken to reserve seats for women.... Continue Reading →
Good intentions and a good policy
In 1920, the US prohibited the sale of ‘intoxicating liquors’. The idea was dressed up as a crusade against moral evil. It ended up strengthening the mafia that made exorbitant money in the illegal alcohol trade. Child support policy was framed as a way to make deadbeat fathers pay up for their child(ren). The ostensible... Continue Reading →
Musings by Madhav 