‘Justice’ and ‘Social
Justice’ belong to that category of words which people use frequently and
variedly. They have a vague sense of what they are talking about. But when
asked to consciously define these words, they fail to articulate properly. ‘Nation’
and ‘luck’ are other such words. So how is a concept like Justice to be
understood? Is the understanding similar for all people or is it fundamentally
different? Is it constant or does it change with the context, region and time? Similarly,
the concept of Social Justice also raises many questions like, is it as simple
as understanding ‘social’ literally and then clubbing it together with meaning
of Justice? In this essay, an attempt is made to bring about an understanding
of Justice and Social Justice by using metaphors (mostly biological) and real-life
examples. And I have tried looking at Justice from a
