Sudha Bharadwaj on Why She Joined the Trade Union Movement and Became a Lawyer
"We have to bring the Constitution to life. Thatâs where the lawyers and peoplesâ organisations have to work together."
Sudha Bharadwaj.
The following is an excerpt from Sudha Bharadwaj Speaks: A Life in Law and Activism
published by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties. Bharadwaj, a lawyer, trade unionist and rights activist, was arrested in 2018 in the Elgar Parishad case. The book is based on a long interview of Bharadwaj conducted before her arrest by two young lawyers, Santanu Chakraborty and Darshana Mitra.
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Early life