Akshay Trilokinath Maurya- Master of Arts
- Researcher at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Akshay Trilokinath Maurya
- Master of Arts
- Researcher at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Independent Researcher with an interest in Refugee Studies, Disability and Human Rights.
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Independent Researcher with an interest in Refugee Studies, Disability and Human Rights
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Publications (11)
Women with disabilities face double discrimination in Indian society. This article analyses the current situation of higher education for women with disabilities in India by examining their enrolment as students and employment as teachers. The findings demonstrate that despite constitutional provisions and recent legislation, disability continues t...
The successes and spectacular performances of India's disability sports in various international arenas are well documented in the public domain. The endeavour of this article is not just to highlight the glory and what we have achieved; instead, how we can fully realize the potential of our disability sports arena. For that, we must critically eva...
Under the current system of International Refugee Law, persons with disabilities facing displacement are often excluded from the protections of refugee classification. This is primarily due to the reality that a significant percentage of refugees with disabilities are not accounted for, leading to their invisibility in policies and refugee protecti...
The Indian culture has a long history of valuing diversity. It has consistently emphasised the importance of embracing diversity and promoting acceptance of racial, cultural, linguistic, and
religious differences. The concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – viewing the world as a single family – is deeply ingrained in Indian philosophy and reflects this...
“We have waged war on nature, and nature is striking back [devastatingly] today in Pakistan and tomorrow in any of your countries. We need to stop….”
This observation was made by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the context of his solidarity visit to Pakistan while assessing flood relief initiatives and witnessing first-hand the devastation...
This photo essay delves into the harrowing experiences of Korean “comfort women” during World War II, who were subjected to sexual slavery by the Japanese military. Through a series of evocative photographs taken at the War and Women’s Human Rights Museum in Seoul, the essay sheds light on these women's trauma, resilience, and long-overdue recognit...
Disability is a socio-cultural construct arising from the interaction between an individual’s impairments and societal barriers. Over a billion people and an estimated 16% of the world’s population have some form of disability, making them the world’s largest minority. However, one thing common among minorities all over the world is that they suffe...
Sociologists use intersectional lenses to examine an increasingly wider range of processes and identities, yet the intersection of caste and disability remains a particularly neglected area. The discipline of disability studies in India has been heavily dominated and restricted by studies of the intersection of gender and disability. Marking an imp...
The inclusion of disability as a subject matter of law and policy is a relatively recent development in India. An analysis of some landmark judgments delivered by the appellate courts between 1996 and 2007 under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act highlights the central characteristic...
