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Through advocacy, pedagogical interventions and research, we collaborate with organisations to demystify the values of the Constitution, and make this knowledge accessible. ALF is also undertaking pedagogical interventions to reach out to educational institutions and share a deeper understanding of Constitutional values. If you are an organisation or a citizens’ group interested to engage with the Constitution, contact us! Read some of ALF’s publications, articles published in the press or reports pertaining to this area of work. THE PREAMBLE - A BRIEF INTRODUCTION This recently published booklet has been written to contextualise and demystify the values of the Preamble, so that students, academicians and civil society organisations can engage with the Constitution in a deeper way. Types of Publications Advocacy Fact Finding Report In the Press Pedagogy Published by ALF October 7, 2025 Advocacy Published by ALF Poster – Fundamental Duties To download the English posters, click here.To download the Kannada posters, click here ... October 7, 2025 Advocacy Published by ALF Poster – Directive Principles of State Policy To download the English posters, click here.To download the Kannada posters, click here ... June 5, 2025 Published by ALF Standees on Equality and Fraternity To download the PDF, click here.To download the PDF, click here ... June 5, 2025 Published by ALF Standees – Significance of We The People To download the PDF, click here ... February 15, 2025 Published by ALF Preamble in Karnataka’s languages India's Constitution is a people's Constitution - shaped by 'We the People' in many ways. However over the past few decades though, the distance between societal values and constitutional values has grown. Rectifying this requires getting the constitution closer to all diverse groups of the country. One way in which ... April 13, 2024 Advocacy ಸಾಂವಿಧಾನಿಕ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳು , ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜ್ಯ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ತತ್ವಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಪೋಸ್ಟರ್ ಗಳು – Posters related to Constitutional Values, Fundamental Rights and DPSP ... December 12, 2023 Advocacy ಸಾಂವಿಧಾನಿಕ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಪೋಸ್ಟರ್ ಗಳು – Posters on Constitutional values ... February 3, 2022 In the Press ಹಿಂದೂ ದೇಗುಲಗಳನ್ನು ’ಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಮುಕ್ತ’ಗೊಳಿಸುವ ದುಷ್ಟ ಸಂಚು ಹಿಂದೂ ದೇಗುಲಗಳನ್ನು ’ಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಮುಕ್ತ’ಗೊಳಿಸುವ ದುಷ್ಟ ಸಂಚು ... November 25, 2021 Advocacy In the Press ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಗ್ಗುತ್ತಿದೆ ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯಾತರ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವಿಕೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಗ್ಗುತ್ತಿದೆ ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯಾತರ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸುವಿಕೆ ... November 1, 2021 Published by ALF Preamble – A Brief Introduction | ‘ಸಂವಿಧಾನ ಪೀಠಿಕೆ – ಒಂದು ಪುಟ್ಟ ಮುನ್ನುಡಿ’ | उद्देशिका – संक्षिप्त परिचय ALF believes that the Constitution and law have always been in the clutches of lawyers and need to be freed from this. People need to be able to access the knowledge of their law, history and rights in a language and vocabulary that they are familiar with. In this spirit, ... November 1, 2021 In the Press BSF operational jurisdiction: What is the notification all about? BSF operational jurisdiction:What is the notification all about? ಬಿಎಸ್‌ಎಫ್ ಕಾರ್ಯವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯ ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ The ideas of national sovereignty, security and integrity must be situated in relation to other vital constitutional principles such as federalism and cannot be upheld while subverting other values. In a Gazette notification issued on 11.10.2021, ... September 6, 2021 Published by ALF 2nd Edition: Right to Love To mark the third anniversary of the Navtej decision that read down Section 377 and decriminalises same sex relationships, ALF printed the second edition of Right to Love. Copies of the first edition were distributed widely among law students, representatives of political parties, students, teachers, members of the queer community, parents ... September 3, 2021 In the Press Justice A.S. Oka: the judge known for taking suffering seriously Mohammed Afeef and Basawa Prasad Kunale write this tribute to Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, looking back at his tenure as Chief Justice at the Karnataka High Court. Read now: Justice A.S. Oka: the judge known for taking suffering seriously ... September 30, 2018 Published by ALF RIGHT TO LOVE: Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India- A Transformative Constitution and the Rights of LGBT Persons The decision in Navtej Singh Johar v Union of India, which read down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code on  6th of September 2018 marked a historic victory for a vibrant and vociferous LGBT movement, which for over 17 years had been demanding the repeal of Section 377 of ... January 30, 2017 Advocacy Published by ALF Breathing Life Into The Constitution A book on Human Rights Lawyering in India Published January 2017 Read on Scribd here. Breathing Life Into The Con... by altlawforum ... January 1, 2017 Advocacy Law Commission’s Questionnaire on the Uniform Civil Code: A Critique The questionnaire released by the Law Commission of India to initiate a debate on the uniform civil code (UCC) is problematic on various fronts. The aim of the questionnaire, as stated by the law commission, is to seek opinion of the public about ways in which family law reforms can ... December 31, 2016 Advocacy Demonetization, the informal economy and civil society The 50 days of the ‘Demon’ are now done. Even as the nation waits in apprehension, wanting to know what lies next, there have been several humorous responses to the same. Church Street Social, an upscale pub in Bangalore has announced that their customers can get a drink of beer ... February 5, 2016 In the Press After Bengaluru, it’s time to re-examine racism: It’s not just slurs and attacks What is racism? Talking heads have spent a lot of time debating this over the last couple of days, with some claiming that race opens a Pandora’s Box, and others claiming that such a box needs to be opened. But what is this racism experienced by students from African countries ... October 5, 2015 Advocacy Hate’s tryst with destiny – Prof. Kalburgi’s Murder There has been a prominent resurgence of the hindu right wing, all over India but especially in Karnataka, in launching a relentless campaign of hate and murder with a view to curtailing the fundamental freedoms of all people, but specially writers, activists and minorities. This  campaign is being carried out ... August 31, 2015 Advocacy Fact Finding Report A REPORT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST TRANSGENDERS IN KARNATAKA, 2014 Violence faced by the transgender community is often invisible or under reported in mainstream media. Further, an insensitive criminal justice system makes reporting even more difficult. In this report, my effort has been to document instances of violence faced by the members of transgender community in the recent past by ... June 11, 2015 Pedagogy Single Credit Seminar Course on Human Rights Lawyering: Principles and Practices National Law School of India, 16-20 March 2015 Traditional teaching on human rights focuses on textual traditions such as Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Bill of Rights or the Constitution and jurisprudence related to the same. In another understanding, Prof. Upendra Baxi notes that human rights are authored by people in resistance and communities in struggle. This ... February 11, 2015 Pedagogy Human Rights Lawyering Course on Principles And Practices Traditional teaching on human rights focuses on textual traditions such as Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Bill of Rights or the Constitution and jurisprudence related to the same. In another understanding, Prof. Upendra Baxi notes that human rights are authored by people in resistance and communities in struggle. This ... February 5, 2015 Advocacy In the Press The Death Wish of the Constitution? The present political dispensation hinting that they would go by the unamended version of the preamble (which did not have the words socialist and secular in it) has stirred the pot of controversy. The intellectual support for this move has been articulated by Ravi Shankar Prasad who as reported by the ... December 28, 2013 Advocacy Struggling for Reason: Fundamental Rights and the Wrongs of the Supreme Court Article by Siddharth Narrain and Danish Sheikh in the Economic and Political Weekly. Read on Scribd here. Struggling for Reason: Fund... by altlawforum ... December 22, 2013 Advocacy Analysis of Justice Somashekhara Commission Report An analysis of the findings of the Justice Somashekhara Commission Report on the attacks on churches in Karnataka. Read on Scribd here. Analysis of Justice Somashe... by altlawforum ... December 19, 2013 Advocacy Constitutionalism and the Possibilities of Peace An analysis of the Nandini Sundar judgment where the Supreme Court ordered that the state of Chhattisgarh disband Special Police Officers and looked at the issue of state support to vigilante groups. This piece was published in the Infochange Agenda issue on “Peace”. Read on Scribd here. Constitutionalism and the ... February 22, 2013 Advocacy Fact Finding Report Captive Democracy: A Fact Finding Report On Abuse of the Criminal System to Curb dissent against the POSCO Steel Plant in Odisha As is now well known, the Government of Orissa and Pohang Steel Company (POSCO), Republic of Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on June 22, 2005 for setting up an Integrated Steel Plant in Orissa, in Jagatsinghpur district, affecting 8 villages of three Gram Panchayats of Kujang Tahsil, i.e ... September 11, 2012 Pedagogy Mapping Media Policy and Law – Course Designs and Modules Project Overview Mapping Media Policy and Law occupies the terrain of research, pedagogy & advocacy on Media Policy & Law (MPL) in India. The central objective of the project is to promote MPL as both, an academic field and a focal point of media advocacy in India. It aims to ... February 22, 2011 Advocacy Published by ALF Sedition Laws & the Death of Free Speech in India Sedition Laws and the Death of Free Speech in India: A Publication by the Center for the Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, NLSIU & the Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore (2011). This publication looks at the history of sedition laws, legal interpretation of sedition laws by Indian courts, and comparative law ... November 11, 2010 Advocacy Where Angels Fear To Tread: The Ayodhya Verdict An article by Lata Mani in Economic and Political Weeklyhttps://www.scribd.com/document/192467166/Where-Angels-Fear-to-Tread-The-Ayodhya-Verdict ... June 11, 2010 Advocacy Ishrat Jahan Judicial Enquiry Report 0https://www.scribd.com/document/192467022/Ishrat-Jahan-Judicial-Enquiry-Report ... July 2, 2007 Advocacy Democracy, Political Dissent, and Repressive Laws Democracy, Political Dissent, and Repressive Laws: Proceedings of A PUCL-Karnataka Seminar Held on 1 July 2007 in Bangalore. Read on Scribd here. Democracy, Political Dissen... by altlawforum ... June 11, 2006 Advocacy In the Press Laws That Lack Foresight An Article by B N Jagadeesha on rehabilitation in Vijay Times. Read on Scribd here. Laws That Lack Foresight. by altlawforum ... January 16, 2006 Advocacy In the Press Terror Has No Boundaries An Article by B N Jagadeesha on violence against Dalit women in Vijay Times. Read on Scribd here. 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