Law, Politics, and the Indian Public Sphere
A book discussion with Professors Suchitra Vijayan, and Jinee Lokaneeta, moderated by Anupama Rao.
Organized by the Ambedkar Initiative at Institute for Comparative Literature and Society.
Co-sponsored by the South Asia Institute
In this unique book, Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia look at the present of India through the lived experiences of political prisoners. Combining political and legal analysis with firsthand testimonies, the book explores the small gestures that constitute resistance inside and outside the jail for the prisoners and their families, telling a story of the destruction of institutions and the erosion of rights.
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Common Room, Society of Fellows and Heyman Institute for the Humanities
Directions: https://sofheyman.org/connect/visit
Suchitra Vijayan is a writer, lawyer, photographer, and political analyst and the executive director and founder of The Polis Project. She is currently on the faculty at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She is the author of Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India, and How Long Can the Moon be Caged? A Discussion of India’s Political Prisoners
Jinee Lokaneeta is Associate Dean of Curriculum and Professor in Political Science and International Relations at Drew University. She is author of The Truth Machines was the co-winner of the 2021 C. Herman Pritchett Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association and received an Honorable Mention for the 2022 Distinguished Book Award from the Asian Law and Society Association.
