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Rajshree Chandra

The writer teaches political science at Janki Devi Memorial College, Delhi University.

Free speech is a basic right that empowers marginalised lives

Wed, Nov 04, 2020

It is a mistake to see free speech as an elite indulgence. It is a basic right that preconditions the realisation of other rights. So basic that it enables the weak and the oppressed to rise against their oppressors.

PepsiCo’s attempt to sue farmers highlights the lacunae in IPR laws

Thu, May 02, 2019

Who is the rightful owner of the potato variety, FL 2027? Is it the farmer who bought, planted, harvested the potatoes from his own farm, or is it the innovator who cross-bred and modified the potato to have a low moisture content for crispier chips?