Category: Opinion

Fanaticism has escalated alarmingly. Freedom of expression is under siege. One cannot express heterodox opinions except on pain of legal penalties, persecution and social ostracism. Movie star Khushboo opined that men should no more expect their brides to be virgins and added that when youngsters indulge in pre-marital sex they should use protection. Her views… Continue reading Fascist and Taliban Trends: SOLI LOQUIES

… The temple is as tranquil as the market is chaotic, and at the Hanging Gardens she points out a low wall behind which the Parsee sect allow their dead to be … Continue reading at Sunday Independent – Johannesburg,South Africa

DesiPundit has sent out a “call to arms” to raise awareness about the recent quake in Kashmir. They are running a continuously updating sticky post on the various ways and means that individuals and organisations can help in the aftermath of this natural disaster. With the winter setting in, and temperatures plumetting in that part… Continue reading Blog QUAKE Day

Soli Sorabjee in the Indian Express Death penalty October 23, 2005 Debate about the abolition of the death penalty is unending. It has been abolished in practically every European country and in the UK, except in a couple of cases. In India, the death penalty is on the statute book and has survived three constitutional… Continue reading SOLI LOQUIES: Death penalty

Soli Sorabjee in the Indian Express Rising intolerance October 11, 2005 The rise of intolerance is alarming. Some years back, Zairus Banaji, because of his critical remarks about Narender Modi, was pushed out of the auditorium in Ahmedabad by Modi loyalists. Any criticism of Sonia Gandhi and her style of functioning by any Congress person… Continue reading SOLI LOQUIES: Rising intolerance

Soli Sorabjee in The Indian Express Women in society September 11, 2005 There was a time when no less a person than Thomas Jefferson, the principal architect of the US Constitution, believed in the need to ”exclude from our deliberations women, who, to prevent deprivation of morals and ambiguity of issues should not mix promiscuously… Continue reading SOLI LOQUIES: Women in society

Soli Sorabjee in The Indian Express. Judiciary and Parliament August 28, 2005 The Supreme Court judgement dealing with minority educational institutions has evoked severe criticisms. What is amazing is the level of ignorance and constitutional illiteracy exhibited. One patent fallacy is that Parliament is supreme whereas it is the Constitution which is supreme. The task… Continue reading SOLI LOQUIY: Judiciary and Parliament