Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy's Podcast

"There can be no peace till the wounds of partition are addressed" - Indrani Bagchi In the 9th episode, Arghya Sengupta discusses the current state of Indo-Pak relations with Indrani Bagchi. The episode discusses the role of military, recent economic developments in Pakistan, and the Kashmir question. This season of Justify is an election special - where Dr. Sengupta discusses electoral issues tha...

In the 8th episode of Justify Season 4, Dr. Arghya Sengupta discusses media freedoms with Prof. Vibodh Parthasarathi. The episode delves into the role of media & social media entities and their role in the changing digital economy. This season of Justify is an election special - where Dr. Arghya Sengupta will discuss issues which should matter to the youth as they cast their votes.

In the 7th episode of Justify Season 4, Dr. Arghya Sengupta discusses media freedoms with Prof. Vibodh Parthasarathi. The episode delves into the role of media & social media entities and their role in the changing digital economy. This season of Justify is an election special - where Dr. Arghya Sengupta will discuss issues which should matter to the youth as they cast their votes in April 2024.

In the 6th episode of Justify Season 4, Dr. Arghya Sengupta discusses The Digital Personal Act with Aniruddh Nigam. The episode look at the digital economy, internet, and privacy. This season of Justify is an election special - where Dr. Arghya Sengupta will discuss issues which should matter to the youth as they cast their votes in April 2024.

In the 5th episode of Justify Season 4, Dr. Arghya Sengupta discusses the rise of political hinduism with Dr. Hindol Sengupta. The episode focuses on at Dr. Hindol Sengupta's latest book - Soul and Sword. This season of Justify is an election special - where Dr. Arghya Sengupta will discuss issues which should matter to the youth as they cast their votes in April 2024.

In the 4th episode of Justify Season 4, Dr. Arghya Sengupta discusses the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution with lawyer and jurist Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi. The episode looks at the issues plaguing the law of defection in India and the recent developments around the same. This season of Justify is an election special - where Dr. Arghya Sengupta will discuss issues which should matter to t...

In the episode 3 of the 4th season of Justify, Dr. Arghya Sengupta examines India's relationship with the erstwhile colonial mothership (UK) with Kanishka Narayan, Labour Party Candidate in the upcoming UK elections. The episode looks at Kanishka's journey from India to the UK and the recent debate around decolonisation in India. This season of Justify is an election special - where Dr. Arghya Sen...

In the 2nd episode of Justify Season 4, Dr. Arghya Sengupta discusses the relevance of constitutional values with Lalit Panda, Senior Resident Fellow, Constitutional Law, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and Swapnil Tripathi, PhD Scholar, University of Oxford. The episode looks at how the Constitution plays a critical role in our day-to-day lives and how the Constitution can be seen as an electoral i...

In the second episode of the Great Cases Series, Arghya Sengupta and Varsha Banta talk to Hon'ble Justice Sanjib Banerji on the Group of Companies Case. The episode focuses on the ‘Group of Companies’ Case, Cox and Kings Ltd. v SAP India Pvt. Ltd. The judgment brought to close the uncertainty surrounding the scope and applicability of the ‘Group of Companies’ doctrine in India, by confirming that...

In the 1st episode of Justify Season 4, Dr. Arghya Sengupta discusses the language debate and the shortfalls of the 'One Nation, One Language' model with prominent linguist, Prof. Anvita Abbi. The episode looks at how policies come to determine who speaks a language and the fascinating yet near-extinct Present Day Great Andamanese Language (PGA). This season of Justify is an #election special - wh...

The episode looks at the ongoing infrastructure projects in Mumbai and their profound impact on the city’s environment. It also looks at how such development compounds existing social inequities and challenges faced by the city’s marginalised communities. Through this, the discussion analyses the broader landscape of environmental and human rights law jurisprudence in the country and address conce...

In the first episode of the series, Naveed Mehmood Ahmad speaks to Shobha Gupta on the Bilkis Bano Case. The discussion focused on the recent Supreme Court decision quashing the order of en masse remission granted by the State of Gujarat in August 2022 to 11 men sentenced to life imprisonment for the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family, including a two-month-old infant during the 200...

The main objective of this conversation series is to engage in targeted and detailed discussions on a wide range of topics in the area of urban planning, development, and governance. The intention is to identify law and policy solutions to various challenges facing the city of Mumbai today and nudge its inhabitants to demand more from their political representatives who go to polls this year.

In this series of conversations, the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy speaks with queer academics, lawyers, and activists on marriage equality and beyond. The series touches upon the relationship between queer movements and the law, the need for community consultation, the importance of legal recognition to intimacies beyond marriage, demands of the transgender community, and the future of family law...

In this series of conversations, the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy speaks with queer academics, lawyers, and activists on marriage equality and beyond. The series touches upon the relationship between queer movements and the law, the need for community consultation, the importance of legal recognition to intimacies beyond marriage, demands of the transgender community, and the future of family law...

Speaker: Madhukar Banuri, Founder and Director, Leadership for Equity Host: Nisha Vernekar, Lead and Senior Resident Fellow, Inclusive Education, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy This podcast series is produced by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, under the Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme. The Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme is a CSR initiative by Kotak Mahindra Bank...

Speaker: Ankit Vyas, Independent Researcher, (Formerly) Program Coordinator, Inequality and Education, Oxfam India Host: Pooja Pandey, Senior Resident Fellow, Inclusive Education, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy This podcast series is produced by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, under the Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme. The Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme is a CSR...

Speaker: Namya Mahajan, Co-founder, Rocket Learning Host: Nisha Vernekar, Lead and Senior Resident Fellow, Inclusive Education, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy This podcast series is produced by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, under the Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme. The Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme is a CSR initiative by Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. This podcast...

Speaker: Praveen Kumar, Director, Law Foundation Host: Pooja Pandey, Senior Resident Fellow, Inclusive Education, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy This interview series is produced by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, under the Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme. The Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme is a CSR initiative by Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. This interview series is...

Speaker: Mridusmita Bordoloi, Associate Fellow, Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research Host: Nisha Vernekar, Lead and Senior Resident Fellow, Inclusive Education, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy This interview series is produced by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, under the Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme. The Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme is a CSR...

Speaker: Leena Bhattacharya, PhD Economics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Host: Nisha Vernekar, Lead and Senior Resident Fellow, Inclusive Education, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy This podcast series is produced by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, under the Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme. The Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme is a CSR initiative b...

Speaker: Madhuri Dhariwal, Associate Director- Learning Platforms, Indus Action Host: Nisha Vernekar, Lead and Senior Resident Fellow, Inclusive Education, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy This podcast series is produced by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, under the Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme. The Kotak-Karma Vidhi Inclusive Education programme is a CSR initiative by Kotak Mahi...

Vidhi's Lest We Forget report on 'COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Women in Delhi' closely examines the issue of vaccine hesitancy from a gendered lens and advocates the need to tailor immunisation programmes for better addressing the health concerns of women. Here Kashish Aneja, an advocate with global expertise in health laws, engages in discussion with Lakshita Handa, Research Fellow at Vidhi C...

Dr. Louise Tillin and Ritwika Sharma discuss the idea of Federalism in India and how it has continuously been tested and challenged. The Book of India Conversations is a podcast series by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy aiming to make the Constitution of India accessible to the larger public. Join us to Open the Book of India.

Hamīñ Ast? traces the constitutional and legal history of Article 370 from its origins as a placeholder that guaranteed the state a say in any future constitutional arrangement till they drafted their own Constitution until its sudden nullification whose political and legal ramifications are still unfolding. Here Naveed Mehmood Ahmad discusses the book with co-author Jinaly Dani.