Sudha Bharadwaj | |
|---|---|
 Bharadwaj in 2020 | |
| Born | 1 November 1961 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Trade unionist, activist, lawyer |
| Mother | Krishna Bharadwaj[1] |
Sudha Bharadwaj (born 1 November 1961)[2] is a trade-unionist, activist and lawyer who has lived and worked in Chhattisgarh for over three decades. She is an active member of the Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha (Mazdoor Karyakrta Committee).[3]
She was among the activists, lawyers and academics arrested on 28 August 2018 under UAPA in the contentious Bhima Koregaon case. On 8 December 2021, she was granted bail by a special NIA Court.[4]
- ^ "Row in JNU after Dean replaces speaker invited by centre for economic studies". The Indian Express. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "As Sudha Bharadwaj Spends 4th Birthday in Jail, a Reminder That UAPA Enables Her Incarceration". The Wire. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
Sudha Bharadwaj's birthday coincides with the Chhattisgarh state formation day on November 1.
- ^ "CMM (Mazdoor Karyakarta Committee) - a political engagement of Sudha Bharadwaj".
- ^ "Bhima Koregaon case: How lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj got bail after three years in jail".