The Journey of Free Speech

The Longest Constitution with Priya Mirza

What's the big deal about an oath? A lot. And especially when it is to do with the people entrusted with the highest political offices under the Constitution of India. This episode of The Longest Constitution looks at a case that clarified the hugely important role of the President of India: upholding the Indian constitution. Apart from that, we carry on with two other journeys we are making: the story of the Dongria Kondhs and their battle against Vedanta, the mining corporation under the PESA Act. And the contested journey of free speech in India.

On free speech:

1. https://indiankanoon.org/doc/43023/ Bhatia, Gautam, 2016, Offend, Shock, or Disturb: Free Speech under the Indian Constitution, New Delhi: OUP.

On the Niyamgiri conflict:

1. https://climate-diplomacy.org/case-studies/mining-conflict-niyamgiri-hills-india Padel, Felix, 2009, Sacrificing People: Invasions of a Tribal Landscape, New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan.

On the President of India:

1. https://indiankanoon.org/doc/648662/ Dam, Shubhankar, 2016, “Executive” in Choudhry, Sujit (et al), The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Constitution, OUP: New Delhi.

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