In this episode we talk to Professor Rohit De, a lawyer and scholar of south Asian legal history. He is the author of the book, ‘A People’s Constitution’ in which he studies how many marginalised communities used the constitution as a way to oppose unfair laws and have a say in how they were governed. His work focuses on the 1950s, the period right after the constitution was passed. We understand the ideas and challenges of these early litigants and how their efforts continue to be valuable today. We explore why, after around 75 years, why it is still so relevant for regular citizens like us to continue to engage with the constitution.



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Reading list:


A People’s Constitution 


 https://www.outlookindia.com/national/explained-the-supreme-court-order-on-sex-workers-laws-on-prostitution-how-sc-order-changes-things-news-198865


 https://scroll.in/article/676679/a-history-lesson-for-nitish-kumar-prohibition-does-not-work


 https://thewire.in/books/book-review-a-peoples-constitution-rohit-de



CREDITS:

Host: Anindita Pattanayak

This is a Maed in India production.

Producer: Nikkethana K

Sound Mixing: Lakshman Parsuram

Project Supervisor: Shaun Fanthome

In this episode we talk to Professor Rohit De, a lawyer and scholar of south Asian legal history. He is the author of the book, ‘A People’s Constitution’ in which he studies how many marginalised communities used the constitution as a way to oppose unfair laws and have a say in how they were governed. His work focuses on the 1950s, the period right after the constitution was passed. We understand the ideas and challenges of these early litigants and how their efforts continue to be valuable today. We explore why, after around 75 years, why it is still so relevant for regular citizens like us to continue to engage with the constitution.   If you like our podcast do consider supporting us with a donation at the link below: <a href="https://www.dakshindia.org/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dakshindia.org/donate/&source=gmail&ust=1660910804065000&usg=AOvVaw0su1iZ1nHz81Zg9ObVE4b2"> https://www.dakshindia.org/donate/</a>   Reading list: <ol> <li dir="ltr"> A People’s Constitution  </li> <li dir="ltr"> <a href="https://www.outlookindia.com/national/explained-the-supreme-court-order-on-sex-workers-laws-on-prostitution-how-sc-order-changes-things-news-198865" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/explained-the-supreme-court-order-on-sex-workers-laws-on-prostitution-how-sc-order-changes-things-news-198865&source=gmail&ust=1660796543201000&usg=AOvVaw2Rfz4FFiSo_y0nc1oo02Xd"> https://www.outlookindia.com/national/explained-the-supreme-court-order-on-sex-workers-laws-on-prostitution-how-sc-order-changes-things-news-198865</a> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <a href="https://scroll.in/article/676679/a-history-lesson-for-nitish-kumar-prohibition-does-not-work" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://scroll.in/article/676679/a-history-lesson-for-nitish-kumar-prohibition-does-not-work&source=gmail&ust=1660796543201000&usg=AOvVaw1jw_KlDPHm536OgsAAekwy"> https://scroll.in/article/676679/a-history-lesson-for-nitish-kumar-prohibition-does-not-work</a> </li> <li dir="ltr"> <a href="https://thewire.in/books/book-review-a-peoples-constitution-rohit-de" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thewire.in/books/book-review-a-peoples-constitution-rohit-de&source=gmail&ust=1660796543201000&usg=AOvVaw2HcsUKhJ5inqBSeqo-p9Qa"> https://thewire.in/books/book-review-a-peoples-constitution-rohit-de</a> </li> </ol>   CREDITS: Host: Anindita Pattanayak This is a <a href="https://www.maedinindia.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.maedinindia.in/&source=gmail&ust=1660796543201000&usg=AOvVaw0lYasSmvZz4O5ztay5gRC6">Maed in India</a> production. Producer: <a href="https://twitter.com/NikkethanaKamal" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/NikkethanaKamal&source=gmail&ust=1660796543201000&usg=AOvVaw1UjQVDt4Wbq8juJbrKnZXS">Nikkethana K</a> Sound Mixing: <a href="https://twitter.com/february_31st" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/february_31st&source=gmail&ust=1660796543201000&usg=AOvVaw0lfcxEAIkHahmWaDpsfOgU">Lakshman Parsuram</a> Project Supervisor: <a href="https://twitter.com/shaunfanthome" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/shaunfanthome&source=gmail&ust=1660796543201000&usg=AOvVaw1tvvpLVReSSA7_qc_nsJVu">Shaun Fanthome</a>

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In this episode we talk to Professor Rohit De, a lawyer and scholar of south Asian legal history. He is the author of the book, ‘A People’s Constitution’ in which he studies how many marginalised communities used the constitution as a way to...

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