Arpitha Desai, Author at Index on Censorship

Arpitha Desai

Arpitha is a lawyer based in New Delhi, India. As an avid student of constitutional law, she is passionate about civil liberties with a keen interest in censorship, surveillance, and digital rights. Keeping in mind the ever-evolving nature of technology and the needs of the Government, industry, and common man, Arpitha believes that law and policy must strike a holistic balance between conflicting rights. She is a member of Index on Censorship's Youth Advisory Board.

India’s sedition law is a dangerous hangover from British colonialism

by Arpitha Desai | 21 Mar 2019

It’s been 72 years since India gained independence from Britain, but sedition remains entrenched not only in law, but in the mindset of successive governments

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