saurabh kirpal
@KirpalSaurabh
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lawyer, foodie and a bibliophile. Accidental LGBTQ activist. Author of ‘Sex and the Supreme Court’ and ‘Fifteen Judgments’
Joined February 2020
Inside the Delhi High Court! Justice is seen, smelt and inhaled. What hope is there for the general public we can’t prevent this at our own doorstep
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The AQI monitor hit the maximum recordable reading in about 20 seconds. There’s no doubt that the actual AQI is much higher. Yet the government app shows the pollution to be ‘only’ 361. All this just to avoid further GRAP restrictions? @CPCB_OFFICIAL
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Ah - the smell and sound of green firecrackers bursting in delhi is so refreshing! I know they’re only meant for Diwali, and of course the judges are right that their writ will be followed. In the meanwhile I’m just enjoying the fumes emitted by those who are not quite so sure
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On this day (September 6), the Supreme Court of India decriminalised consensual same-sex relations in its 2018 #NavtejJoharjudgement. We reached out to some folks behind the petitions and asked them what hasn't changed. Check out what they told us: 1/2
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Written by senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal, Who is Equal? explores the ever-changing necessity of equality in our democratic republic. Here's my review for @NewIndianXpress , @PenguinIndia
https://t.co/K9fiGGpeEC
newindianexpress.com
It has become common for people to ask, “Where is inequality?” While a visible section of the society seems to believe that we have miraculously become an equal
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Loving the series on the people behind the seminal judgements of the Supreme Court by @apurva_hv for @IndianExpress - the latest on the woman whose case ushered in the first amendment to the constitution
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In the 5th part of The Indian Express's ongoing series on 75 years of the Constitution, a look at how an upper-caste homemaker challenged the government's move on quota in educational institutions.
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#ExpressOpinion | “Rights are surely not transactional — the loss of freedom should not be the price for the pursuit of liberty” @KirpalSaurabh on what the Supreme Court’s terms of relief for Ranveer Allahbadia mean for the liberty of citizens and freedom of the press
indianexpress.com
Taking sanction under the Court’s observations, the executive is likely to further restrict the rights of citizens. And this time they will have nowhere to turn to because it is the Court itself...
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Equality reveals itself in many forms. Saurabh Kirpal’s third book elucidates the constitutional insights into equality in various facets of employment, business, women, politics, religion and gender that encompass the making of a nation. @KirpalSaurabh
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Everyone wants equality. But is there a one-size-fits-all equality that will satisfy everyone? @KirpalSaurabh on his new book Who is Equal? On the Sandip Roy Show on @ExpressPodcasts. @PenguinIndia
indianexpress.com
Senior Supreme Court lawyer Saurabh Kirpal on his new book, Who is Equal, which unpacks the equality code of the Indian Constitution.
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Urban Elite versus the Union of India! A chronicle about the marriage equality judgment. Had a chance to read this thoroughly gripping book and LOVED it.
Realized I cannot be an influencer. But the first copies are here! To that awkward queer nerd who spent all of his time in the library, one day you will be in a library on a shelf.
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किताबवाला में इस बार हमारे मेहमान थे सुप्रीम कोर्ट के वरिष्ठ वकील सौरभ कृपाल. उनकी किताब 'Who is Equal' पर बातचीत के दौरान समानता, LGBTQ+ के अधिकारों और उनके जीवन से जुड़े साहित्य पर चर्चा हुई. Full Episode: https://t.co/EXjURhNWYP
@KirpalSaurabh @TenguriyaDeepak #Kitabwala
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Put a calendar hold for a meeting** on Friday. (**Playing pickleball)
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🔴 #NDTVExclusive | Watch lawyer and author Saurabh Kirpal (@KirpalSaurabh) in conversation with NDTV's Tanima Biswas (@_tanima_biswas), tonight at 9.30, only on NDTV 24X7 and https://t.co/hMlRpgak2y
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As a gay man, I’ve felt effects of inequality: SC lawyer @KirpalSaurabh talks about the inequalities that continue to divide our country& why his new book is both personal& political. Do read https://t.co/LadYzpUa9N Download the TOI app now: https://t.co/12rCBi3b8g
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Sunday Times News: Even 78 years after Independence, India remains mired in divisions of caste, religion, gender, and sexuality.
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In his new book, "Who is Equal?", @KirpalSaurabh a senior Supreme Court lawyer, seeks to untangle the philosophical and practical tangents of inequality prevalent in our country. Book is published by @PenguinIndia #newbooks
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President Trump says it perfectly. A patchwork of 50 different state systems creates a maze of conflicting regulations, resulting in chaos. Follow me to join the conversation on leading the AI revolution.
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Topical (when is inequality not topical) and accessible (because legal writing is often not)! To be released soon …
#NewBookAlert. Flat 35% Discount. Presenting the much awaited book : Who is Equal - The Equality code of the Constitution by Saurabh Kirpal (@KirpalSaurabh) Ji, published by @PenguinIndia. #PIRecommends #BuyFromPI Order 👉 https://t.co/4uN718v5sO
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#NewBookAlert. Flat 35% Discount. Presenting the much awaited book : Who is Equal - The Equality code of the Constitution by Saurabh Kirpal (@KirpalSaurabh) Ji, published by @PenguinIndia. #PIRecommends #BuyFromPI Order 👉 https://t.co/4uN718v5sO
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When did Delhi and mumbai exchange infrastructure? What’s next? Better butter chicken in mumbai too??
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