Nancy Mahavir Sharma

Nancy Mahavir Sharma is an LLM graduate who writes on law, policy, and judicial developments.
Law

How the Supreme Court decides what is essential in Hinduism

On a cool September evening in 2018, outside the Sabarimala hill shrine in Kerala, a line of policemen stood between two crowds that would...
Law

The Ayodhya verdict was not based on religion, but on evidence

Every year on 6 December, many claim that the Ayodhya Temple verdict was delivered on the basis of religion rather than facts. The assertion itself...
Law

West Bengal SIR judgement may not favour Mamata

In 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. It made news. Those on the Left said...
Law

Where the petitioners fell flat in the Bihar SIR case

In 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. It made news. Those on the Left said...
Society

How rage bait is making you ill

I use X occasionally. On 7 February, when I opened my X account, I saw a post from an account named Faarees. In his...
Law

Tracing India’s special intensive revision

In 2025, the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. It made news. Those on the Left said...
Law

The ‘prima facie’ question

Why Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam are still in jail
Law

From Ajmer to RG Kar, delay becomes the new justice

It’s been more than three decades, and over 100 school and college-going Hindu girls are still waiting for justice. In 1992, through a local...