People's tribunal on Aadhaar-related issues
The Aadhaar project was declared Constitutional by the Supreme Court but is today linked with NPR and NRC - threatening our right to have rights.
Saturday 29 February 2020
301, 3rd Floor
08:30–09:00
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
09:00–09:15
Welcome & Introduction
Praavita
09:15–10:00
A people's history of the Aadhaar project
Nikhil Dey
10:00–11:00
Aadhaar and the Public Distribution System
Session coordinated by Nawasha Mishra
11:00–11:15
Coffee / Tea Break
13:15–14:00
LUNCH
14:00–15:15
Aadhaar's impact on farmers
Sakina Dhorajiwala and Nachiket Udupa
15:15–16:00
The Aadhaar experience for persons with disabilities
Dr. Anita Ghai and Rajiv Rajan
16:00–16:15
Coffee / Tea Break
16:15–17:15
Childrens' rights and entitlements
Dipa Sinha; Taramani Sahu & Koyli Devi; Siraj Dutta; Kritika Bhardwaj
17:15–18:15
Gender rights
Sweta Dash, Meera Sanghamitra, and others
18:15–18:30
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Kavita Srivastava
Sunday 1 March 2020
301, 3rd Floor
09:00–10:00
Aadhaar, Biometrics, and Security
Karan Saini; Anand Venkatanarayanan; Srinivas Kodali
10:00–11:00
Aadhaar's Function Creep: Financial and Voting Rights
Anivar Aravind; Prasanna S
11:00–11:15
Coffee / Tea Break
11:15–12:00
Keynote Address
Usha Ramanathan
12:00–13:00
Legislating Technology
Raman Chima, Apar Gupta, and Ashish Ranjan
13:00–14:00
LUNCH
14:00–15:00
Aadhaar Challenged
Vrinda Bhandari; Kalyani Menon-Sen
15:00–16:00
Aadhaar-ed Rights
Srinivas Kodali; Ujjwala Uppaluri
16:00–16:15
Coffee / Tea Break
16:15–17:00
Jury Deliberation; Aadhaar in the Arts
17:00–18:15
Pronouncement of Jury Summary
18:15–18:30
Vote of Thanks & Tribunal Conclusion
Raghu Godavarthi
Hybrid access (members only)
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The Rethink Aadhaar campaign has been working to widen the conversation around the Aadhaar project and its impact on the lives and livelihood of Indians. Since 2015, the campaign has been a platform through which on-ground movements, researchers, and legal scholars convey critiques of the project t…
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