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  Celebrating Minorities Rights Day in India: Upholding Dignity and Equality   Franklin Roosevelt mentioned - ‘no democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities’ The UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY recognising the importance of minority rights, adopted a declaration on the ‘Rights of Persons Belonging to National, or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities’ on December 18, 1992 as Minority Rights Day which is celebrated all over the world. Minorities Rights Day in India is observed annually on November 18th . This significant day aims to raise awareness about the rights and challenges faced by religious and linguistic minorities in the country. India, a land of diverse cultures and faiths, prides itself on its commitment to secularism and the protection of all its citizens, irrespective of their religious or linguistic backgrounds. Even though the term minority has been used in our constitut...

  The Curious Case of the Equestrian Athlete When you think of an athlete, images likely spring to mind: a runner sprinting, a basketball player soaring, a gymnast twisting and turning. But what about a horse? Is a horse an athlete, or simply a piece of equipment used by a human rider? This question sparks a fascinating debate within the equestrian world. BACKGROUND: The matter remains sub-judice in the Delhi High Court since the horses cannot decide nor plead for themselves whether they are athlete or an equipment. The petitioner being the RAJASTHAN EQUESTRIAN ASSOCIATION which is entangled in a long-drawn battle with the EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION OF INDIA (EFI) over the issue of voting rights for the states, like any other sport. The Defendants argue that this sport is “peculiar” where there are two athletes, the individual and the horse and hence cannot have a pyramidal framework structure for the district and state bodies, give infrastructure is appropriate, and req...