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From The Hindu and Frontline: Free Speech and Sedition in India

Mar 18, 2016 16:51 IST

Updated: Aug 01, 2022 17:45 IST

New Delhi: JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on charges of sedition, being produced at Patiala House Courts in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI Photo (PTI2_17_2016_000145B)

CHENNAI : 23/10/2008 : Vaiko, MDMK, General Secretary, taken in to a police van from his Anna Nagar residence to be produce at George Town High Court on Thursday. Photo : M_Vedhan

New Delhi: Civil rights activist Binayak Sen after attending the first meeting of the Planning Commission's Steering Committee on Health in New Delhi on Wednesday. Sen who is on bail from the Supreme Court with charges of sedition, has been made a member of the committee to advise the panel on the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-2017). PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist (PTI6_22_2011_000087A)

Indian political cartoonist Aseem Trivedi gestures after he is arrested by the police on charges of mocking the Indian constitution in his drawings, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Police arrested Trivedi on sedition charges after his drawings criticizing government corruption irked the ruling Congress party. (AP Photo)

The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy presents a selection of editorials, news reports and features, and opinion articles relating to sedition in India, which appeared in the pages of The Hindu and Frontline between 2010 and 2016.

1. Article: Noorani, A.G., 2016. “ Colonial relic “, April 15, Frontline .

2. Editorial: 2016. “ Be bold in revisiting the sedition law “, March 18, The Hindu .

3. Opinion: Lakshman, Narayan, 2016. “ How to be free in the 21st century “, March 18, The Hindu .

4. News report : Hebbar, Nistula, 2016. “ Govt. admits sedition definition is wide “, March 17, The Hindu .

5. Article: Venkatesan V, 2016. “ Sedition vs free speech “, March 18, Frontline.

6. Article: Raj, Kaleeswaram, 2016. “ A case against the sedition law “, March 18, Frontline.

7. News report: 2016. “ Police complaint against Kumar, varsity professor “, March 11. The Hindu .

8. Opinion: Bhatia, Gautam, 2016. “ Azaadi from a colonial rule book “, March 11, The Hindu .

9. News report: Rozindar, Firoz, 2016. “ Need broader consensus on law of sedition, says Medha “, March 10, The Hindu .

10. Opinion: Abraham, Susan, 2016. “ Nationalism versus Azadi “, March 9, The Hindu .

11. News report: Kumar, Nirnimesh, 2016. “ No Bail for Geelani in sedition case “, February 20, The Hindu .

12. Opinion: Achary P.D.T., 2015. “ Render sedition unconstitutional “, October 14, The Hindu .

13. Opinion: Katju, Markandey, 2015. “ An odd pitch to curb free speech “, September 8, The Hindu .

14. Editorial: 2011. “ Sedition? Seriously? “, September 11, The Hindu .

15. Editorial: 2011. “’ Sedition’ versus free speech “, August 28, The Hindu .

16. Editorial: 2011. “ Repeal the sedition law “, April 21, The Hindu .

17. Opinion: Hegde, Sanjay, 2011. “ Cheering is no duty, jeering is no crime “, March 11, The Hindu .

18. Opinion: Iyer, Krishna, V.R., 2011. “ The quality of mercy “, February 27, The Hindu .

19. Opinion: Noorani A.G., 2011. “ Sen and Geelani’ “, January 15-28. Frontline .

20. Opinion: Sridhar, Madabhushi, 2011. “ Flawed evidence and conclusions “, January 2, The Hindu .

21. Editorial: 2010. “ A shocking verdict “, December 25, The Hindu .

22. Open page: Raina, Badri, 2010. “ Isn’t dissent the essence of democracy? “, December 19. The Hindu .

23. News report: 2010. “ Charges framed against Vaiko in sedition case “, August 3. The Hindu.

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