Research

Questions Before Conclusions

Research that begins with a question rather than a conclusion — on women and the law, equality, criminal justice and the social life of legal rights.

Research sections

  • Papers

    Encounter Killings and the Crisis of Constitutional Governance in India: A Socio-Legal Analysis

    Asks not only whether encounter killings are lawful, but how they affect constitutional governance and democratic order — drawing on the trials of Ajmal Kasab, Afzal Guru and Ranga–Billa, where even the accused received legal aid, a fair hearing and a right…

    White Black Legal International Law Journal, 2026

  • Papers

    The Silence in the Bookshop

    On the fading place of books in Indian daily life. Reading builds attention, patience and depth of thought; as fast, fragmented digital content replaces it, debate shifts from argument to headlines and viral clips — a warning sign for democratic discourse.

    International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 2026

  • Essays

    Dowry: An Evil Eye for Indian Society

    How dowry, though outlawed by the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, now passes as a “marriage settlement”, and its link to rising domestic violence, Section 304B and Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.

    2021

  • Essays

    Article on six films for law students

    Her first published piece: what law students can learn from 12 Angry Men, Section 375, Article 15, Suits, Pink and Defending Jacob. Praised by Dr Ranvir Kumar Singh, former Director, Lok Sabha Secretariat, as “concise, precise and rich in content”.

    Legal Thirst, 2021

Research project

Women Across Generations

Conversations with women across generations, professions and experiences about dignity, equality, identity, justice and the changing expectations placed upon women.

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