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Avay Shukla

Avay Shukla

Avay Shukla retired from the Indian Administrative Service in December 2010. He is a keen environmentalist and loves the mountains. He divides his time between Delhi and his cottage in a small village above Shimla. He used to play golf at one time but has now run out of balls. He blogs at http://avayshukla.blogspot.in/

Blogs, Law & Policy, Opinion, Opinions December 16, 2019 December 15, 2019

Custodial Killings Are Alibi For Failure Of Governance

The early morning execution of four rape suspects in Hyderabad on the 6th of December this year was actually a custodial killing, and it…

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Blogs, General, Opinion, Opinions December 9, 2019 December 10, 2019

Street Markets Are Part Of Our Urban Culture

One has travelled fairly extensively all over the world during one’s hey days, and one of the things I noticed was the difference in…

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Blogs, Opinion, Opinions December 2, 2019 November 30, 2019

The Jurisprudence Of The ‘Fait Accompli’

It takes two to tango, but when the executive and the judiciary decide to tango together it becomes like a tandav, and is certainly…

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Blogs, Opinion, Opinions November 25, 2019 November 23, 2019

The Writer’s Curse — And Blessing !

It’s a tough time to be a writer or wannabe author in India these days. If you write against the government you are likely…

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Blogs, Law & Policy, Opinion, Opinions November 18, 2019 November 16, 2019

Silence Is Not Consent, Inequity Is Not Closure

The day justice is postulated on the same premise as elections- viz. that the preferences of the majority must prevail – is the day…

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Blogs, Environment, Opinion, Opinions November 11, 2019 November 10, 2019

Put The ‘Eco’ Back Into Economics (Part – II)

Sloth, indulgence and hedonism have become second nature to us and have spawned many industries to cater to them, all of which have reached…

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Blogs, Economy, Environment, Opinion, Opinions November 4, 2019 November 2, 2019

Put The ‘Eco’ Back Into Economics (Part – I)

A fair number of my friends are economists, though none of them has won the Nobel prize yet, nor is any one likely to….

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Blogs, General, Himachal, Obituary, Opinion, Opinions November 3, 2019 November 7, 2019

M.K. Kaw — The Last Of A Vanishing Breed

Last week another tenuous link to a glorious past was broken. MK Kaw, a retired IAS officer of the 1964 batch of the Himachal…

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Blogs, Environment, Opinion, Opinions October 14, 2019 October 12, 2019

Aarey’s Night Of The Chainsaws – Time For The Judiciary To Get Off The Fence

If you’re still wondering why India ranks at 177 out of 180 countries in the World Environment Performance Index (we were at 141 in…

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Blogs, Opinion, Opinions October 7, 2019 October 5, 2019

IAS Resignations — Much Ado About Nothing ?

A recent spurt in resignations by some IAS officers is attracting media and political attention. A BJP leader has advised these officers to go…

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