Burhan Majid

New Publication Alert! Read my latest essay in @Himalistan where I take a deep dive into the liberal-conservative convergence on all things Kashmir, and the violent knowledge production that follows. himalmag.com/politics/kashm…

That seems to be answering a different question. My point wasn’t about courts vs legislatures as vehicles of reform, but about whether the claim of a “principled partiality toward those on the margins” holds when one considers positions on issues like homosexuality, Article 370.

A response from the margins - scobserver.in/journal/articl…

Another exemplar of “principled partiality in favour of those on the margins of society” - scobserver.in/journal/the-su…

An important article by @BurhanMajid Supreme Court’s Missteps and the Places of Worship Act epw.in/journal/2025/5…

Please read. My chapter looks at Jammu and Kashmir, broadly surveying the legislative landscape through 2023. The Survey will soon be followed by the 2024 and 2025 editions. Link - nalsar.ac.in/annual-survey-…

Always good to see my work in the @TheIndiaCable again. theindiacable.com/p/modi-not-cal…

@asarfraj2011 Please go to my profile, it’s there.

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Here’s a drive link to an accessible version of my EPW article - drive.google.com/file/d/1OPmK7O…

@tapangupta97 done!

Just out: I write for the @epw_in on the grammar of epistemic and legal violence against Muslims in India. I expand on the construction of Muslim as suspect through the Tablighi Jamaat prosecutions during the COVID 19 period. epw.in/journal/2026/1…

@tapangupta97 Can you write your email address here?

@BurhanMajid Hi, cannot locate the DM option but would like to read the article. Thanks.

From @TheIndiaCable. theindiacable.com/p/us-lawmakers…

@Faizanpeer_ Thanks.

@BurhanMajid @kalpana1947 More power to you @BurhanMajid !

Didn’t expect this to travel so far. Grateful for the engagement, and thanks to @kalpana1947 for sharing. It’s a reminder that questions of justice still resonate. Full column: indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

This opinion piece by Burhan Majid argues that while the Surajpur court’s refusal to let the UP government withdraw the Mohammad Akhlaq lynching prosecution is welcome, it is insufficient. Majid contends that justice remains "incomplete" because the legal system fails to address the "culture of impunity" and the "routinised" nature of vigilante violence against minorities since 2015. ​He highlights three critical issues: ​Systemic Delay: A decade-long wait degrades evidence and exhausts victims' families. ​State Sanction: The government’s attempt to drop the case signals a "broader pattern" of legitimizing mob violence. ​Political Framing: Treating lynching as "episodic lawlessness" rather than "structural political violence" makes judicial wins palliative rather than transformative. ​ Majid warns that when the state aligns with perpetrators, it poses a grave threat to constitutional governance. True justice requires accountability that is timely and insulated from political pressure. ​#JusticeForAkhlaq #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #IndianExpress #MobLynching #ConstitutionalGovernance

#Mob_Lynchings in India are not stray incidents but meticulously planned and executed to psychologically keep a community in constant fear. Silence of those sitting in highest positions of power is basically a hidden support for the criminals committing this crime against humanity. #StopMobLynching @BurhanMajid

When the state aligns itself, implicitly or explicitly, with perpetrators of violence, it signals active protection of those behind it. This is what the attempt by a BJP-led government to abandon prosecution in a case of mob lynching reflects indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

This is absolutely correct.