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In my last piece, I had continued with my discussion on Section 124A of the IPC with reference to Constituent Assembly Debates…
Tag: freedom of speech
Constituent Assembly debates on sedition: Part 1
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In this piece, continuing with my discussion on sedition from the last three pieces, I will examine the Constituent Assembly debates on sedition…
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Social media, free expression and competition law
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These last few days the role of social media platforms, in particular Twitter, has been the subject of intense scrutiny owing to certain controversial hashtags/trends…
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A civilisational approach to blasphemy
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For all practical purposes, it was a tussle between two ways of life and worldviews whose loci of origin and fealty were different and whose pathology and end goals couldn’t have been more different…
Section 295A: The ‘Blasphemy’ Provision
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Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is commonly known as the “Blasphemy” provision. Its origin story, while dark, is extremely interesting from a civilizational perspective…
Conversations, certitude and disagreements
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I have written 26 pieces thus far under this column, which is slightly over the halfway mark for the number of pieces I have committed to. Now is a good time to pause for a bit, think and share a few general and generic thoughts. In the process of writing under this column…
Fifty one shades of speech
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Over the last few days, “hate speech” has become the talk of the town because some have taken offense to the contents of a certain programme which, they believe, target a particular community. While the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and the Hon’ble Supreme Court, are simultaneously, and perhaps incongruously, seized of the case, it may be worthwhile to understand the relationship between speech, culture and public morality. In the interest of fair disclosure, this author is appearing on behalf of a few Intervenors in the proceedings before the Supreme Court.…
