Sudha Bharadwaj

Sudha Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj in 2020
Born (1961-11-01) 1 November 1961 (age 63)
Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Trade unionist, activist, lawyer
MotherKrishna 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]

  1. ^ "Row in JNU after Dean replaces speaker invited by centre for economic studies". The Indian Express. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "CMM (Mazdoor Karyakarta Committee) - a political engagement of Sudha Bharadwaj".
  4. ^ "Bhima Koregaon case: How lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj got bail after three years in jail".