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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · 1d

@icon-s.bsky.social has issued its book prize call for nominations for 2026. Pls send us nominations for any recently published public law book that has blown you off your feet.

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Book Prize Nomination | Law Conference | ICON•S

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · 29d

Book Launch Hybrid event with @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social & @surbhikarwa.bsky.social:

Hum Bharat Ke Log: Bhartiya Samvidhan Par Nau Nibandh

Discussants: Rochana Bajpai & Udit Bhatia

At SOAS/online
2.30 pm UK time/ 7 pm India time, Tuesday 16th September

Registration at: tktp.as/EPFWIE

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Centre for Constitutions in Context @cccwarwick.bsky.social · Sep 9

On 5 Nov 2025, 4pm GMT, we will host a seminar on new research by Prof Michael Pal (Ottawa) on #Fourth_Branch #Constitutionalism. Prof @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social (LSE) and Dr Ming-Sung Kuo (Warwick) will be responding; and CCC co-director Dr @maramalagodi.bsky.social will chair.

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Mohd Rameez Raza @mohdrameezraza.bsky.social · Aug 28

बहुत दिनों बाद किसी किताब को पढ़ने की उत्सुकता महसूस हुई। जैसे ही यह किताब मेरे हाथ में आई, तुरंत पढ़ना शुरू कर दिया। शायद यह हिंदी से लगाव है, या प्रोफेसर @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social और @surbhikarwa.bsky.social के लेखन का प्रभाव।

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · Aug 19

👇Prevention Project report shows accountability of constitutional guarantors is as key as independence. India's election commission is neither independent nor accountable. Urgent need for Sri Lanka style Constitutional Council, with equal voice for treasury & opposition.
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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · Aug 15

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On India's 79th Independence day, sharing one of the most remarkably self-aware pieces of political writing, from the man today's rulers love to hate. | Tarun Khaitan

On India's 79th Independence day, sharing one of the most remarkably self-aware pieces of political writing, from the man today's rulers love to hate. Here is a tract our first Prime Minister Nehru wr...

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Berihun Gebeye @berihungebeye.bsky.social · Aug 11

What an excellent piece! Decolonization is often premised on a Manichean view of the “colonizer” and the “colonized”. Tarun Khaitan, once again, reveals a key intellectual flaw in decolonial thought from within, reminding us to think more deeply about improving conditions in postcolonial societies.

Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Civilising the Hindu ‘Rashtra’: Decoloniality’s Tryst with Nativist Palingenesis - South Asia@LSE

As the Constitution marks 75 years as the founding text of independent India, some have argued for it to be repudiated because of its ‘foreign’ influences. Tarun Khaitan discusses why such arguments d...

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Civilising the Hindu ‘Rashtra’: Decoloniality’s Tryst with Nativist Palingenesis - South Asia@LSE

As the Constitution marks 75 years as the founding text of independent India, some have argued for it to be repudiated because of its ‘foreign’ influences. Tarun Khaitan discusses why such arguments d...

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LSE South Asia Centre @lsesouthasia.bsky.social · Aug 11

#Constitutions are founding texts, forged through debate & discussion, outlining best practices for a nation. @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social discusses #India's Constitution, & arguments for change.

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · Aug 6

An Excerpt from "हम भारत के लोग", co-authored with @surbhikarwa.bsky.social

"हम भारत के लोग" का एक अंश, सुरभि करवा के साथ सह-लिखित।

भारतीय संविधान की नये सिरे से पड़ताल करती पुस्तक

हम भारत के लोग : भारतीय संविधान पर नौ निबन्ध वाणी प्रकाशिन ग्रुप द्वारा प्रकाशित संविधान के जाने-माने ज्ञाता और लन्दन स्कूल ऑफ़ इकोनॉमिक्स एंड पॉलिटिकल साइंस...

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Siddharth Saxena @siddharthsaxena.bsky.social · Aug 1

In the Indian Law Review, I argue that the current crisis of institutional autonomy perpetuated by the UGC in Indian universities should be understood through the political elite’s instrumentalist idea of a university entrenched in the legal framework at the nation-state’s founding.

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Esteban Szmulewicz Ramírez @eszmulewicz.bsky.social · Jul 28

@tarunkhaitan.bsky.social brilliantly quoting John Keats's "Ode on a Grecian Urn", particularly the poem’s final lines: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty, – that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know”. impressive panel about desinformation, truth, and how to streghten democracies

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · Jul 28

Today's reading suggestion: Meera Nanda's new book "Postcolonial Theory and the Making of Hindu Nationalism: The Wages of Unreason", telling the story of two strange bedfellows, the Postcolonial Left and the Hindu Right.

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Postcolonial Theory and the Making of Hindu Nationalism | The Wages of

This book tells the story of two strange bedfellows, the Postcolonial Left and the Hindu Right. It argues that the Postcolonial Left’s relentless attacks on the

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · Jul 19

Delighted to have my book on Indian constitutionalism in Hindi--co-authored with @surbhikarwa.bsky.social--just published by Vani Prakashan . You can order it here: tinyurl.com/38jwd98p

Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · Mar 29

We have cover!
@surbhikarwa.bsky.social
With Vani Prakashan

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · Jul 19

Prof Cane's new book challenges using US constitutional practice as the default comparator in constitutional studies. I have long criticised the distorting gravitational pull of US practice on our field. Great to see this from a highly accomplished scholar. Look fwd to reading.

The Distorting Lens of Convergent Constitutional Theory

This book challenges the near-universal acceptance of a US-style, Western constitutional paradigm as the best basis for comparative constitutional studies.It do…

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · Jul 4

Unfamiliar accents in the listening exercise in English proficiency tests can be a significant barrier for bright students seeking UK university admissions. Here is a list of podcasts that can help increase one's cultural capital in this regard: www.linkedin.com/pulse/accent...

Accent Training for IELTS

Have been advising a bright Indian student who has a conditional LLM offer from a British law school, but has narrowly failed his English listening proficiency test because of difficulty in understand...

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · Jun 12

As a proud user of the em-dash (see excerpt from my 2015 monograph below), annoyed to hear my student's use of it challenged as proof of illegitimate AI reliance.

LLMs reflect global—not just Anglo-American—English usage. Your gotcha moment may simply reflect your own parochialism.

excerpt from monograph showing em dash use

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · May 17

Is care conscription the way to foster belonging and solve the care crisis in Britain?

@tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social argues on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social that a mandatory conscription service for care work could not only promote social cohesion, but plug the gap in care workers.

Care conscription as a progressive answer to the belonging question - British Politics and Policy at LSE

Keir Starmer's speech on immigration brought to the surface a question ignored by the progressives: who belongs to the country? Instead of doubling down on nativist rhetoric, the Government should…

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LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · May 15

Starmer’s immigration speech resurfaced a question ignored by progressives: who belongs to the country? Instead of more nativist rhetoric the Government should create new ways of belonging argues @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social of @lselaw.bsky.social.

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · May 15

Can progressives sincerely answer the belonging question? I argue in @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social that they can, and they should:

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · May 13

CFP: Mongolia invites papers on guarantor/fourth branch institutions for a chance to win a trip there: www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan...

Call for Papers - concept note | Stefan Voigt

Interested in fourth branch institutions? in the protection of fundamental rights? or constitutionalism in general? Always dreamt about visiting Mongolia? Then this call may be perfect for you! It is ...

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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · May 8

Do you want to join a leading research centre on constitutional reform?

We are welcoming applicants to The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for September 2026 entry.

In order to apply, get in touch with your proposed mentor by next Tuesday!

Find out more 👇

Constitution Unit welcomes The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship applications 2025/26

The Constitution Unit is welcoming applicants to The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for September 2026 entry, with an internal deadline of 13 May 2025.

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Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · May 8

Generously funded by @lettenprize.bsky.social

Tarun Khaitan @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social · May 8

CFA: Anyone doing a PhD on any aspect of Indian equality law, please consider applying.

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Letten Visiting PhD Studentship

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · May 6

BREAKING: jury awards massive $167 million in punitive damages against spyware company NSO Group.

Precedent-setting win against notorious #Pegasus spyware maker.

Very consequential for victims to see this.

Congratulations to #WhatsApp on sticking this case through since 2019. Some thoughts 1/

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