Author Archives: Surya

Why the Reservation Policy Doesn’t Work the Way We Think

The Moral Case for Reservation After more than seventy years of Independence, India is still debating how to uplift its most marginalized communities. For decades, the state’s answer has been reservations. But have they genuinely helped the state uplift the marginalized group? It is certainly true that SC/ST communities have faced historic injustices, both before […]

On Ranveer Allahabadia and the Freedom of Speech

The recent issue surrounding content creator Ranveer Allahbadia, aka BeerBiceps, has raised a crucial question about the limits of expression in the Indian society. After a controversial comment on one of his YouTube episodes of India’s Got Latent, Allahbadia is now at the center of a social media storm. The internet is demanding an apology […]