The Delhi High Court dismisses the petition, but the coalition against 377 is ready—all the discussion and collective planning has made the movement resilient. They fight back and have the case reinstated by the Supreme Court. Things start to heat up and many more voices join the cause, bringing personal stories, affidavits and testimonies about the horrors of 377.

How do you get a large coalition of activist groups to come together? How do you ensure disagreements are positive and that feedback turns actionable?

Anand talks us through the meetings they had and we meet some of the lawyers and activists who were key to the mobilisation of a strong collective voice for the petition.

Show Notes

All clips and voices used in this podcast are owned by the original creators.

The following guests appeared in this episode:

• Madhu Mehra, Partners for Law in Development
• Jaya Sharma
• Dr Jyoti Puri
• Anand Grover
• Anjali Gopalan
• Arvind Narrain
• Shyam Divan, senior advocate
• Sumit Baudh
• Shivam Vij, journalist

References

• Community consultation meeting minutes, courtesy of Orinam
• BP Singhal on the Karan Thapar show in 2008: ​​https://youtu.be/qz0EvkensfU?t=1402