I had seen Sadhana as an educationist from a distance as part of an audience. It was Madhavi Divan, who understanding the issues, suggested wisely that only Sadhana could mediate in and resolve a particularly fratricidal litigation. The Supreme Court agreed and appointed Sadhana as one of the two mediators. As I watched Sadhana's mediation commence, it gave an insight …
This story has been told before. What characterizes these acts are the loosely worded definitions of words such as – "unlawful activity" in the UAPA, "security of state", "public order" and "defence of India" in the NSA. Last year, Sudha Bharadwaj, a tribal-rights lawyer, was celebrated by Harvard Law School as a "woman inspiring change" while she languished in jail, …
