Rohin Bhatt
Feb 7, 20231 min read
Calling the Constitution of India present-day Manusmriti is an unconscionable vulgarisation
In a new piece for The Leaflet wherem I dissect the claims that the constitution is a modern-day Manusmriti. You can read the whole piece...
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Rohin Bhatt
May 18, 20224 min read
WHY WE SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT THE PROPOSED UTERINE TRANSPLANTATION FOR TRANSGENDER PERSONS?
Introduction Dr Narendra Kaushik created a buzz in the Indian media recently when he announced to the world when he announced that he...
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Rohin Bhatt
May 14, 20221 min read
Bioethics: Where are we headed?
I recorded a talk with Dr. Binay Panda of JNU about Indian Bioethics, the Indian Constitution as a bioethical document and abortion...
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Rohin Bhatt
Mar 23, 20224 min read
Why Indian Bioethicists Must Take an Anti-Hindutva Stand
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The...
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Rohin Bhatt
Jul 1, 20217 min read
A Healthy and Bona Fide Critique of the New BCI Notification
Note: This was written prior to the BCI putting the rules in abeyance. Since then, a review panel is supposed to be constituted, but the...
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Rohin Bhatt
May 18, 20214 min read
Personal Liberty, Khap Jurisprudence and The Myth of the Social Fabric
Introduction A bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court refused to grant protection to a couple in a live-in relationship merely...
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Rohin Bhatt
May 14, 20213 min read
A Dutiful Boy by Mohsin Zaidi
"Feeling damned for the way you are born is hard enough. Having to protect those you love from the truth is harder still". When you grow...
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Rohin Bhatt
May 11, 20215 min read
LIES, AND DAMNED LIES: A RESPONSE TO TRUTHS AND TALES
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in...
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