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Sobhita Dhulipala says it may not the standard but perhaps light eyes and a certain colonial hangover dictate the concept of beauty in the industry. | Bollywood

The debate that has erupted now involves the desire to de-sire colonial legacies. I would welcome any such move that would revisit some of the colonial biases and practices and end all forms of asymmetrical power arrangements. But I think what the officer said about her post is important: you need to show respect to the chair.

India is the world's largest, oldest and if you exclude the last 300 years then the wealthiest civilisation. We can call India the cradle of human

The call for Indianisation of our justice system is not limited to fringe critiques, but has often been spoken of by those at the very top of the system.

Why must we persist in hanging on to colonial-era honorifics, asks Sumit Paul The moment a lawyer, petitioner or even a plaintiff calls me ‘Your Honour’, ‘Your Lordship’, or ‘My Lord’, a sense of uneasiness and embarrassment engulfs my whole existence and I request the person to call me just Mr Justice or Mr Chagla. These unnecessary lofty terms of address smack of slavery and colonial hangover -- Chief Justice of India M C Chagla Last week, the Supreme Court took ...