Author: Bharat Chugh
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100 Book Recommendations by Bharat Chugh
People ask me for book recommendations often enough that I finally did the uncomfortable thing: made a list. I basically got a Large Language…
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Book Review : Tom Bingham’s The Rule of Law
Nature has distributed its prizes unequally. Some are weak and helpless; some are rich and powerful. But thanks to the Rule of Law, there…
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The Mighty Pauper – A review of Francis Wheen’s Book – Karl Marx: A Life
Like many other people who’ve changed the course of history, Marx lived a life of deep contradictions. Marx craved and was used-to the trappings…
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On Giving Back
by Bharat Chugh I have been thinking, lately, about luck. Someone defined it as the specific point where preparation meets opportunity. I have been…
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The Library That Was My Storm and My Harbour
Coming back from a matter today in Tis Hazari, I visited the Delhi Public Library today, after decades. This is where it all began…
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Book Review : Hitler by Ian Kershaw
Travels through Europe over the past several years have yielded experiences that are, in equal measure, enriching and deeply unsettling. The continent’s culture is…
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When the court sees only one side: The sad state of charge and disclosure hearings in India
First published on Bar & Bench here Indian criminal procedure promises an early checkpoint and filter against injustice. The charge or discharge hearing is…
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The Mamata Banerjee–ED Faceoff: From the Legal Lens
The Mamata–ED standoff is not about personalities or politics. It exposes a deeper rule-of-law fault line. A law that allows searches without prior judicial…
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The One-sidedness of Disclosure & Discharge hearings in India
India’s discharge hearing—meant to filter out baseless prosecutions—is structurally one-sided. Courts rely solely on what the prosecution presents, while exculpatory material stays hidden. This…
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2025 in Books
This year’s reading felt less like a sprint and more like a long, deliberate walk—through history, conscience, exile, law, love, and the quiet corners…
