Three petitioners, Utkarsh Saxena, Akkai Padmaskhali and Uma, along with Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari will be in conversation with lawyer and activist Arvind Narrain. Please join us!

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

6:00 PM

Alternative Law Forum

About the speakers:

Akkai Padmashali:

Is an internationally recognised activist, motivational speaker, and singer. For her work in activism, she has received the Rajyotsava Prashasti, the second highest civilian honour of the state of Karnataka, and an honorary doctorate from the Indian Virtual University for Peace and Education.

Uma:

Is a human rights activist and Kannada poet, with nearly 22 years of experience with grassroots activism. She is the Founder/Executive Trustee of JEEVA-Trust, an NGO that focuses on addressing issues around mental health, livelihood and community media for sexual and gender minorities in Karnataka

Utkarsh Saxena:

Is a lawyer and economist who, together with his partner, submitted a petition for marriage equality to the Supreme Court of India. He is a PhD candidate in public policy at the University of Oxford, supported by the Clarendon scholarship at St. John’s college.

Jayna Kothari:

Jayna is a co-founder of CLPR (Centre for Law and Policy Research). She is a Senior Advocate and practices in the Supreme Court of India. She represented Akkai and Uma in the Marriage Equality hearings.

Arvind Narrain:

Arvind Narrain is an advocate and founder member of the Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore. Author of several books, his latest publication is India’s undeclared emergency: constitutionalism and the politics of resistance (2022).