On a January morning in 1949, as the Constituent Assembly debated India’s future Constitution, a modest typewritten letter travelled from Bombay to New Delhi. Addressed to the Assembly’s Secretary, it carried the voice of a now-forgotten organisation—the Bombay Civil Liberties Union (BCLU). Enclosed was a resolution proposing nine fundamental rights.
On 10th January, 2020, CLPR organised “Tackling Caste Discrimination Through the Law”, a training workshop for civil society organisations and activists working on issues of caste discrimination in various parts of Tamil Nadu.
On Republic Day 2019, the Centre for Law and Policy Research in association with The Students’ Outpost organised a film screening and discussion around “The Advocate” (Part 1), directed by Deepa Dhanraj.