Publications

Chapters in Edited Books

• Doddahatti, B. (2020). Socio-cultural Identity Formation Among Shudras. In K.I. Shepherd & K.R. Karuppusamy (Eds.), The Shudras: Vision for a New Path (pp.136 – 150). Penguin Random House India.
• Doddahatti, B. (2019). Censorship, Section 377 Ruling and the Rise in Right-Wing Assault. In G.Hariharan & S.Yusufji (Eds.), Battling for India: A Citizen’s Reader (pp. 289 – 294). Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt Ltd.

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

• Doddahatti, B., Bokil, A. (2022, August 1). Under the thumb: A new legislation expands the government’s surveillance powers. The Caravan. https://​car​a​van​magazine​.in/​l​a​w​/​c​r​i​m​i​n​a​l​-​p​r​o​c​e​d​u​r​e-act
• Doddahatti, B., & Rao, D. (2018, November 3). Sec 377: State, civil society need to step up. Deccan Herald. https://​www​.dec​ca​n​her​ald​.com/​s​p​e​c​i​a​l​s​/​a​r​t​-​3​7​7​-​d​e​a​d​-​s​t​a​t​e​-​a​n​d​-​c​i​v​i​l​-​7​0​1​3​6​6​.html

Online Articles

• Doddahatti, B. (2023, July 12). State selectively releases murders, rapists, as thousands languish in prison, revealing India’s convict problem. Article14. https://​arti​cle​-14​.com/​p​o​s​t​/​s​t​a​t​e​-​s​e​l​e​c​t​i​v​e​l​y​-​r​e​l​e​a​s​e​s​-​m​u​r​d​e​r​s​-​r​a​p​i​s​t​s​-​a​s​-​t​h​o​u​s​a​n​d​s​-​l​a​n​g​u​i​s​h​-​i​n​-​p​r​i​s​o​n​-​r​e​v​e​a​l​i​n​g​-​i​n​d​i​a​-​s​-​c​o​n​v​i​c​t​-​p​r​o​b​l​e​m​-​6​4​a​e​0​6​6​9​3d850

• Doddahatti, B. (2017, August 11). The dangerous, false myth that women routinely misuse domestic cruelty laws. The Wire. https://​thewire​.in/​g​e​n​d​e​r​/​s​e​c​t​i​o​n​-​4​9​8​a​-​d​o​m​e​s​t​i​c​-​c​r​u​e​l​t​y​-laws
• Doddahatti, B. (2018, April 10). Flawed official data is responsible for the myth of ​‘misuse’ of SC/ST law. The Wire. https://​thewire​.in/​c​a​s​t​e​/​f​l​a​w​e​d​-​o​f​f​i​c​i​a​l​-​d​a​t​a​-​a​n​d​-​t​h​e​-​i​d​e​a​-​o​f​-​m​i​s​u​s​e​-​o​f-law
• Doddahatti, B., & Rao, D. (2018, March 20). Karnataka trans policy may be a step in the right direction but, needs work. The Wire. https://​thewire​.in/​l​g​b​t​q​i​a​/​k​a​r​n​a​t​a​k​a​-​t​r​a​n​s​-​p​o​l​i​c​y​-​m​a​y​-​b​e​-​a​-​s​t​e​p​-​i​n​-​t​h​e​-​r​i​g​h​t​-​d​i​r​e​c​t​i​o​n​-​b​u​t​-​n​e​e​d​s​-work