Description
India is newly independent, with a path breaking new Constitution in place. The Nehru government is eager to implement land reforms to tackle poverty and inequality. But the fundamental rights provision of the Constitution is coming in the way, particularly the right to property.
The government needs to circumvent this. It brings in constitutional amendments to protect its pet policies from court review. This brings Inder Golak Nath to court, resulting in Golak Nath vs State of Punjab. Sandip Thakore, one of the few surviving participants from the case, tells us how it unfolded.
Soon after, Indira Gandhi comes to power, and implements bank nationalisation and abolishes princely privileges, setting her up for even more clashes with the courts.Â
Credits
Host: Raghu Karnad
Research Manager: Ramya Boddupalli
Research: Bhavya Dore, Ramya Boddupalli
Legal Research: Aishwarya Chaturvedi
Script writing: Bhavya Dore, Ramya Boddupalli
Script Editor: Supriya Nair
Producer: Gaurav Vaz
Sound Design, Score & Title Track: Saachi Rajadhyaksha
Mixing & Mastering: Ayan De
Advisors: Lawrence Liang, Ranvir Singh, Shyam Divan and Vivek Divan
Clips used
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81517NLDHVU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OIRONAw5d0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIXBG_N0RRQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF6-zkEBTpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9L1XfUOTdo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOrs32i0nKQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6XeUjU3giY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkJs47FjBKc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKk4vKbf5Ak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT8jPzVXo5E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23IMQ9o8pM8
The team behind Friend of the Court sits down for a chat with writer and editor Vikram Shah. They talk about what went into the making of the show, including the research, writing and sound design. Featuring writers Ramya Boddupalli and Bhavya Dore, producer Gaurav Vaz and advisor Lawrence Liang
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