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Two decades covering law and civil liberties. Writes on Article 19 jurisprudence and the practice of a free press. Add credentials, past mastheads, and links for EEAT.
Free Speech is not a neutral wire service and does not pretend to be. It has one commitment: that ideas deserve to be stated plainly, published freely, and defended in the open — even the ones we disagree with.
Free Speech is an independent Indian publication that publishes speeches, manifestos and long-form arguments in full — uncut and sourced. It is built on Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, which guarantees every citizen the right to freedom of speech and expression, subject only to the reasonable restrictions set out in Article 19(2).
We treat the primary text as the main event: the actual address, the actual essay, the actual rebuttal — not a summary of it. We cover free-expression law, media, campus debate and culture, and we deliberately publish the counter-case alongside the case, so that readers can weigh the argument for themselves rather than take ours on trust.
Founded on Article 19(1)(a), Constitution of India · Independent · Reader-supported
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Speeches and documents are published from the original record and linked to their source. Where we transcribe, we mark it. Where we translate, we say who translated.
Argument pieces carry the strongest opposing view we can find, so a reader meets both sides on the same page and decides for themselves.
Errors are corrected openly, dated, and noted on the piece itself. Significant corrections are logged on a public corrections page.
Editorial decisions are made independently of advertisers and donors. Any conflict of interest relevant to a piece is disclosed within it.
We do not publish incitement to violence, targeted harassment, or unlawful content. Free expression is the mandate; harm is not.
Anyone substantively criticised may respond, and we publish considered replies. The argument is meant to continue.
Free Speech is edited by named people who put their names to their judgment. Real bylines, real accountability. (Placeholder profiles — replace with your editors and add Person schema for each.)
Editor-in-Chief
Two decades covering law and civil liberties. Writes on Article 19 jurisprudence and the practice of a free press. Add credentials, past mastheads, and links for EEAT.
Speeches & Archive
Historian of political rhetoric. Curates and sources the speech archive, and vouches for every transcript we publish.
Dispatches & Investigations
Reporter on media, platforms and takedown regimes. Leads the corrections process and the right-of-reply desk.
Start with the speeches, or take our word for it once a week.