Gorkha Library: A Centurial Conspectus Animesh AL Rai Assistant Professor (Sociology) Indian Institute of Legal Studies The first Gorkha library in India which was established at Kurseong on 8th June 1913 recently celebrated the 103rd Foundation Day. If we look into the history of this library, hundred years ago, a…
The Mothers and Her Gender Animesh AL Rai Assistant Professor (Sociology) Indian Institute of Legal Studies European Sociologist, Robert Briffault in his three volume book “The Mothers” claims that in the early phase of human civilisation the institution of family was incomplete and constituted by only a woman and her…
Modern India: In Between Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties Animesh AL Rai Assistant Professor (Sociology) Indian Institute of Legal Studies In the winter of 1946, more than three hundred men and women from different parts of India came forward to draft the new constitution for an Independent India. It was…
Toto’s of North Bengal: A Reflection on a Tribe and a Technology Animesh AL Rai Assistant Professor (Sociology) Indian Institute of Legal Studies In North Bengal, the term ‘Toto’ refers to two distinct things. Firstly, it refers to a local tribal community and secondly, it refers to the popular eco-friendly…
UK Whistleblower Protection Laws: Highly Criticized Ms. Sayantani Das FACULTY OF LAW, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF LEGAL STUDIES, SILIGURI “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.”- Albert Einstein Over the decades of 15 years we…
