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President Droupadi Murmu completes two years in office. Here are some snapshots of her tenure, her commitments and her concerns.

As the first tribal to occupy the Presidential throne, Droupadi Murmu is undoubtedly a trailblazer and inspiration for the so-called backward classes in India. Yet, that idiomatic glass ceiling is still a historical and political reality.

The president has used social media for greater accessibility, transparency and trust building, not for self-publicity. For this, she is a respected figure, though occasionally trolled

R2P is a tentacular right that applies to all aspects of life. It took an unexpected turn recently in a case of religious rite, with the Madras High Court saying that the right also extends to one’s spiritual orientation 

The former Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court, Justice Virender Singh, reminisces on his association with Droupadi Murmu when she was the Governor of Jharkhand

The only Indian president I can claim to have known personally was Kocheril Raman Narayanan, the tenth president, holding office from July 25, 1997, to July 25, 2002. He was previously India’s ambassador to America when I worked in Washington D.C. as a journalist and we often dined together at his home in the company of his delightful Burmese-born wife, Usha.

As the president completes two years in office, it is imperative to look back at her childhood, difficult days and crushing personal tragedies, and her emergence as a beacon of hope to all who despair

As the central government relaxes restrictions on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a political slugfest ensues. The ban and subsequent revocation of the organisation has a history of its own. It symbolizes the conflict between the Centrist, Left parties and that of the extreme Right 

Two controversial decisions and questionable behaviour by several justices have turned the Court into an issue in the 2024 presidential polls. President Joe Biden has just put forward a plan to make changes in the Court. While he is not running for re-election, Vice-President Kamala Harris is and she agrees the Court needs an overhaul

The Examination has been controversial and divisive ever since its introduction and needs to be overhauled so that good law students who have spent years studying are nurtured to become good advocates