Podcast: Munawar Faruqui and the State’s role in enabling the Heckler’s Veto
How free are we to criticise, to dissent? Live Law editor Manu Sebastian maps India’s free speech jurisprudence and laws restricting free speech for answers.

Biography: The story of Naib Subedar Chunni Lal, the most decorated Indian Army soldier in history
Man’s best friend: A photographer encounters lonely stray dogs on Goa’s beaches during the pandemic
‘Ananda’: An illuminating and diverse account of the deep roots of cannabis in Indian society
Bedtime social media has emotional effects that can disrupt sleep
‘Khauf’ review: A relentlessly dark tale of human and demonic possession
Canadian election: Why South Asians and Chinese immigrants have swung conservative
13-year-old Muslim boy assaulted for refusing to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Kanpur
‘The Book of Disappearance’: The dangerous ease with which colonial dispossession can become routine
‘True Story of a Writer, A Philosopher and a Shape-shifter’: Truth is contentious in a ‘true story’
A new book records the resilience and contributions of Bibi Sahib and other women in colonial Punjab