More than 500 Renowned film makers, writers ,artistes and activists have demanded the immediate release of Deba Ranjan Sarangi who was suddenly picked up on the morning of March 18 in Odisha . Some of them are Nayantara Sehgal , Arundhati Roy, Amrit Wilson, Uma Chakravarti , Sandeep Pandey Medha Patkar, Nandita Das , Konkanasen Sharma , Mallika Sarabai, Paromita Vora , Anand Patwardhan, Sandeep Pandey , Meena Kandasamy , K N Panikkar Endorsements have been received from various parts of the world
BELOW IS TEXT OF FULL STATEMENT IN ENGLISH AND HINDI AND ENDORSEMENTS
We the undersigned film makers, writers, professionals in the area of art & culture, academics, activists and social organisations are deeply shocked to hear about the arrest of independent documentary film maker, writer and human rights activist Deba Ranjan Sarangi. We strongly condemn the arrest view it as part of an overall strategy of the Indian State to curb freedom of speech, freedom of expression of artists, writers, film makers and cultural personalities. We also condemn it in the context of the overall suppression of dissent and suppression of human rights defenders in the era of strong facilitation of the forces of communalism and globalisation by the Indian State and in particular, by the Odisha government.
Deba Ranjan Sarangi was arrested on March 18, 2016, by plainclothes policemen from the Kucheipadar village of Rayagada District, Odisha. Debaranjan was in Kucheipadar to attend a funderal ceremony of one of his friend’s father. He was arrested with a non-bailable warrant issued by the court of JMFC, Kashippur in pursuance of a case registered in Tikri police station of Rayagada district in 2005, when Debaranjan was actively involved in the struggle of the Adivasis in Kashipur to protect their lands from the invasion of the bauxite mining companies.
Deba Ranjan Sarangi has been a consistent and passionate voice against injustice both within and outside Odisha. As a writer, film maker and human rights activist, he has highlighted and critiqued policies of destructive development, unbridled mining practices, displacement, police impunity, atrocities on Dalits, Adivasi issues , growth of communal fascism in Odisha, violence on women and farmers’ suicide in the context of acute agrarian.
As per the reports, Deba Ranjan Sarangi was detained at Jaraguda police station for interrogation. It is learnt that Tikiri police arrested him in an old case warrant with GR case no: 12 of 2005 under Sections 147,148 and 506 of Indian Penal Code. HRDA has been informed that the case is related to a protest and agitation against Utkal Alumunia Company in Kashipur block of Raigada district which took place in the year of 2005. During that period a non-bailable warrant was issued against the defender under section 506 of IPC which is apparently being executed now after a gap of 11 years. If the police machinery was really convinced about these fabricated cases on Deba Ranjan Saragi, there was no need to take 11 years to arrest him, since Debaranjan was active as a film maker and a writer during the entire period.
Writer and documentary film maker Deba Ranjan Sarangi who has spent his precious time for the struggles of Adivasis in Odisha is also a member of Ganantrik Adhilkar Surakya Sangathan (GASS). His films include: 1. At the Crossroads, 2. The Conflict: Whose Loss Whose Gain, 3. From hindu to Hindutva, 4. Visit to Basaguda.
We the undersigned hereby strongly reiterate that it is not possible to silence the voice of dissent, the expressions of our conscience or even the reporting of facts by intimidation, imprisonment or through fabricated cases. We remind the authorities that the arrest of Debaranjan Saragi is a clear violation of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 22 enshrined in the Indian Constitution in defense of freedom of speech, freedom of expression and human rights. Authorities have also violated the safeguards mandated by the Supreme Court in various decisions regarding the arrest of an individual. Such arrests are not only undermining Indian democracy, but also the flourishing growth of all artistic creativity. Deba Ranjan has been put behind bars because he had the courage to show what he witnessed to the world through his expressions of film making, writing and speech. He is neither a Maoist nor a terrorist. We call upon the Odisha government to address the issues raised by the human rights defenders in the State of Odisha rather than imprisoning them and crushing the voices of film makers. We call upon the Odisha government to desist from such disgraceful attempts of violating the Indian Constitution and Indian democracy.
Therefore we demand the immediate release of Debaranjan Sarangi and an immediate dropping of all false charges against him. We also appeal to the civil society to circulate this information widely within your reach
फिल्म निर्माता, साहित्यकार, संस्कृति कर्मी और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताओं ने देब रंजन सारंगी को रिहा करने की माँग की
नीचे हस्ताक्षरित हम सभी फिल्म निर्माता, लेखक, पेशेवर संस्कृति कर्मी, अकादमिक, सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता और सामाजिक संगठन को आज़ादखयाल वृत्तचित्र निर्माता,लेखक और मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ता देब रंजन सारंगी की गिरफ्तारी से गहरा झटका लगा है। हम इस गिरफ्तारी की पुरजोर निंदा करते हैं; हम इसे कलाकारों,साहित्यकारों, फिल्म निर्माताओं और संस्कृति कर्मियों के बोलने की आज़ादी को खत्म करने की भारत राज्य–सत्ता की रणनीति का हिस्सा मानते हैं। भारत की हुकूमत और खासकर ओड़िसा सरकार द्वारा फिरकापरस्त ताकतों और वैश्वीकरण को खुलकर बढ़ावा देने के इस माहौल मेंं विरोध और मानवाधिकारों को दबाने की समग्र कोशिशों से संदर्भ में भी हम इसकी भरपूर निंदा करते हैं।
18 मार्च 2016 को ओड़िसा के रायागड़ा जिला के कुचीपड़र गाँव से सादा कपड़े में आए पुलिस वालों ने देब रंजन सारंगी की गिरफ्तारी की। देब रंजन अपने एक साथी के पिता की अंतिम क्रिया में भाग लेने कुचीपड़र आए थे। उनकी गिरफ्तारी काशीपुर के जे एम एफ सी अदालत द्वारा जारी गैर–जमानती वारंट पर रायागड़ा जिला के टिकरी थाने में दर्ज़ 2005 के एक मामले में हुई, जब वे बॉक्साइट खदान कंपनियों के हमलों से काशीपुर में आदिवासियों को अपनी ज़मीन बचाने में मदद करने में सक्रिय थे।
ओड़िसा के अंदर और बाहर अन्याय के खिलाफ देब रंजन लगातार पूरी शिद्दत के साथ मुखर रहे हैं। एक लेखक, फिल्म निर्माता, मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ता के रुप में उन्होंने विनाशकारी विकास, बेरोक खनन, विस्थापन, पुलिसी ज़ुल्म, दलितों पर अत्याचार, आदिवासी मुद्दों, ओड़िसा में फिरकापरस्त फासीवाद, स्त्रियों पर हिंसा और खेती के गहराते संकट से किसानों की खुदकुशियों पर उन्होंने बढ़चढ़ कर आवाज़ उठाई है।
सुनने में आया है कि देब रंजन को पूछताछ के लिए जरगुडा थाने में रखा गया। जानकारी मिली है कि टिकरी की पुलिस ने भारतीय दंड संहिता की धाराएँ 147, 148 और506 लगाकर 2005 के केस संख्या 12 वाले मामले के वारंट पर उन्हें गिरफ्तार किया है। एच आर डी ए को जानकारी दी गई है कि मामला 2005 में रायागड़ा जिला केकाशीपुर मंडल में उत्कल एल्युमिना कंपनी के खिलाफ विरोध और विक्षोभ से जुड़ा है। उस दौरान अभियुक्त के खिलाफ गैर–जमानती वारंट जारी हुआ था, जिसे 11 साल की अवधि के बाद आज लागू किया गया है। अगर पुलिस तंत्र देब रंजन के खिलाफ इन फर्जी मामलों पर सचमुच यकीन करता है तो उन्हें गिरफ्तार करने के लिए 11 साल इंतज़ार करने की ज़रूरत नहीं थी, इस पूरी अवधि के दौरान देब रंजन फिल्में बनाने और साहित्य लेखने में लगे हुए थे।
ओड़िसा के आदिवासेयों के संघर्षों में अपना जीवन न्यौछावर करने वाले लेखक और वृत्तचित्र निर्माता, देब रंजन सारंगी गणतांत्रिक अधिकार सुरख्या संगठन (जी ए एस एस) के भी सदस्य हैं। उनकी बनाई फिल्मों में मुख्य हैं – 1. ऐट द क्रॉसरोड्स (दोराहे पर), 2. द कॉन्फ्लिक्ट: हूज़ लॉस हूज़ गेन (द्वंद्वः किसका लाभ, किसका नुक्सान), 3. फ्रॉम हिंदू टू हिंदुत्व (हिंदू से हिंदुत्व तक), 4. विज़िट टू बासागुडा (बासागुडा की सैर)
नीचे हस्ताक्षरित हम सभी दुबारा पुरजोर आवाज़ में कहते हैं कि विरोध की आवाज़ को, हमारे विवेक की अभिव्यक्ति को या सच की जानकारी देने को डरा–धमका कर या लोगों को क़ैद में डालकर या फर्जी मामलों में फँसाकर दबाया नहीं जा सकता। हम अधिकारियों को ध्यान दिलाते हैं कि देब रंजन सारंगी की गिरफ्तारी भारतीय संविधान में बोलने, अभिव्यक्ति की आज़ादी और मानवाधिकारों के पक्ष में सुरक्षित धाराओं 14, 19, 21 और 22 की खुली अवमानना है। अधिकारियों ने किसी व्यक्ति की गिरफ्तारी के निर्णय में सुप्रीम कोर्ट द्वारा निर्धारित नियमों की भी अवहेलना की है। ऐसी गिरफ्तारियाँ न केवल भारतीय लोकतंत्र की अवमानना हैं, वे कलात्मक सृजनात्मकता के खिलने में भी बाधक हैं। देब रंजन को इसलिए सलाखों के पीछे डाला गया है कि उन्होंने फिल्में बनाकर, लिखर और बोलकर अपने देखे यथार्थ को दुनिया के सामने रखने की हिम्मत की थी। वे न तो माओवादी हैं और न ही आतंकवादी। हम ओड़िसा सरकार से माँग करते हैं कि वह ओड़िसा राज्य में मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ताओं को क़ैद करने और फिल्म–निर्माताओं की आवाज़ को दबाने की जगह उनके द्वारा उठाएँ सवालों पर ध्यान दे। हम ओड़िसा सरकार से माँग करते हैं कि वह भारत के संविधान और भारतीय लोकतंत्र की अवमानना की ऐसी शर्मनाक कोशिशों से बाज आए।
हम देब रंजन सारंगी को तुरंत रिहा करने और उनके खिलाफ सभी पर्जी मामलों को तुरंत रद करने की माँग करते हैं। हम सभ्य समाज से आग्रह करते हैं कि वे इस सूचना को अधिक से अधिक लोगों तक पहुँचाएँ।
SIGNATORIES
- Nayantara Sahgal, Writer
- Medha Patkar , National Allliance of People
- Arundhati Roy , Writer
- Uma Chakravarti , Feminist and Academician
- Nandita Das , Actress and activist
- Mani Shankar Aiyar , Former Union Cabinet Minister
- Tapan Kumar Bose, Film Maker, Human Rights Activist
- Aruna Roy, MKKS
- Mallika Sarabhai , Padma Bhushan Award Winner, Dancer, Actress
- Anand Patwardhan , Film Maker
- FauziaRafique, Author and Poet , Canada
- Konkonasen Sharma , Actress
- Meena Kandasamy, Witer and Poet
- Anwar Masood, Poet, Urdu and Punjabi
- TeestaSetalvad , Journalist & Human Rights Activist ,Mumbai
- Amrit Wilsonis a writer and activist , South Asia Solidarity Group, London
- Vikram Iyengar, Kathak Artiste
- Ram Puniyani, Writer ,Mumbai
- Nikhil Wagle, Journalist, Mumbai
- Anjum Rajabali,Screenwriter, Mumbai
- Basil Fernando, Director, Programme and Policy, Asian Human Rights Commission and a Right Livelihood Award (alternative Nobel) laureate
- JavedAnand , Journalist ,Editor , Communalism Combat
- Sandeep Pandey , Human Rights activist , Magsasay award winner, lucknow
- K N Panikkar (Historian)
- Sanjay Kak, Film Maker ,New Delhi
- Saba Dewan, Documentary Filmmaker
- Kedar Mishra , Writer , Art Critic , Odisha
- Debe Oram, Tribal Activist, Sundergarh, Odisha
- Paromita Vora, writer and Independent filmmaker
- Anjali Monteiro ,Film Maker
- K P Jayasankar ,Film Maker
- PankajButalia , Film Maker
- Rajeev Ravi , Camera Person , Feature Film Director
- Rahul Roy , Film Maker
- Vinod Raja , Documentary Film Maker
- Ayesha Kidwai, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Rakesh Sharma , Film Maker
- Amar Kanwar , Film Maker
- Prafulla samantara, Lok shakti abhiyan, Odisha
- Dunu Roy , Researcher
- Gopal Menon filmmaker
- Priti Gulati Cox, artist, Kansas, USA
- Sadanand Menon ,Writer
- Nityanand Jayaraman, writer, social activist, Chennai
- Shabnam Hashmi, ANHAD
- Gabriele Dietrich , National Alliance of People’s Movement , Madurai
- DeepaDhanraj , Documentary Film Director
- Ajith Kumar , National Award winning Editor
- Joysengupta, Theatre and film Actor
- Uttam KHOBRAGADE I.A.S.(rtd) and Dalit activist
- Mira Shiva , Health Activist
- Prafulla Das, Journalist, Bhubhneshwar, Odisha
- Biju Toppo , Camera Person
- Navroze Contractor , Camera Person
- P Baburaj , Film Maker
- Ayesha Kidwai, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- SreemithSekhar , Film Maker, Calicut
- Meghnath , Film Maker
- Surya Shankar Dash, Filmmaker, Bhubaneswar
- GeetaSeshu, Journalist , Mumbai
- Nakul Sawhney, filmmaker
- ArundhatiDhuru ,Activist,Lucknow
- Ashok Chowdhury, NFFPM
- Kumar Prashant ,Chairman ,Gandhi Peace foundation,New Delhi
- Leo Saldanha , Researcher,Environmental Activist , ESG
- MadhumitaDutta , Activist- Researcher,Chenna
- ShripadDharmadhikary ,Researcher,ManthanAdhyayan Kendra
- Sudhir Patnaik ,Writer, Editor, Odisha
- Wilfred D’costa , INSAF
- Kamayani Bali Mahabal, feminist and human rights Activist
- C R Neelakandan , Writer ,Social Activist , NAPM
- Vincent Manoharan – Dalit Rights Defender.
- Ashok Maridas, Grass root Consultants
- Datta Desai, Social Activist, Pune -Maharashtra
- Nicholas Barla
- Ajay Kumar Singh, Human Rights Activist, Odisha
- Sandeep Kumar Pattnaik
- Abhishek Kumar Dash
- ChandranathDani , Advocate ,Odisha
- Goldy George , Researcher , Dalit Activist
- EnakshiGanguly , Co-director, HAQ Centre for Child Rights ,New Delhi
- Irfan Engineer , CSSS
- Ovais Sultan Khan , Activist
- Cedric Prakash SJ, Human Rights Activist ,Ahemdabad
- Harsh Kapoor ,SACW
- Binu Mathew , Editor, Countercurrents
- Jose Kavi , Editor , Matters India
- NiveditaMenon , JNU , New Delhi
- Jagadish G Chandra , New Socialist Alternative
- Amudhan R P , Film Maker
- KritikaAgarwal , Camera Person
- Joe Athialy , New Delhi
- Benny Kuruvilla , Researcher , New Delhi
- A K Ramakrishnan , Professor , JNU , New Delhi
- PushpaAchanta , Journalist & Writer , Bangalore
- Benny Benedict , VIBGYOR International Film Festival
- Deme Oram , Tribal Activist , Sundargarh , Odhisha
- TapanPadhi , President, Mission Justice
- Razi , Film Director , Designer
- K G Shangara Pilla (Poet)
- K Sachidanandan (Poet, Writer)
- Catherine Coumans., Miningwatch, Canada
- B Rajeevan (Writer)
- Deepika Tandon, Associate Professor, MirandaHouse, DU
- KK Koch (Dalit Activist)
- Parijata bhardwaj
- Kavita Krishnan. AISA
- Greeshma Aruna Rai
- Ramesh Aagrwal, anti mining activist
- Xavier Dias , anti mining activiat,
- WSS & PUDR
- Leslie Rodricks
- Ram Baheti, Maharashtra
- V.Srinivas,Socil & Politica; activist, Delhi
- KEN (Writer)
- Eugene Culas,Director,Voice of Dalit International, London
- P Surendran (Writer)
- Anand Teltumbde, CPDR Mumbai
- EV Ramakrishnan (Writer)
- R Manohar , Regional Coordinator South Human Rights Defenders Alert India
- Sp rights activist&advocate, VIJAYAWADA
- A K Ramakrishnan (Writer)
- Uma K P
- Sreemith,Film maker,Calicut ,kerala
- P K Parakkadav (Writer)
- Karthik Navayan.
- Pavani,Journalist, Hyderabad
- Peter, National Secretary, National Fishworkers Forum(NFF)
- Jackson Pollayil, Gen Secretary, Kerala Swathanthra Malsyathozhilaly Federation(KSMTF)
- Magline Peter, Convenor, Theeradesa Mahila Vedi, Kerala
- Deepa Vasudevan
- Paul j kattukaran
- Sarath Cheloor, ViBGYOR Film Collective.
- Rahul Mahesh, Secretary, ViBGYOR Film Collective.
- Ashish Kothari
- Tapan Padhi, Child Rights activits, Odisha
- Kalpavriksh
- Ambrose Pinto SJ, Principal – St. Aloysius Degree College, Bangalore
- V S Roy David , National Adivasi Alliance
- Ananyaa Gaur , Musician
- SoumyaDutta, Bharat Jan VigyanJatha& India Climate Justice
- Sundar Sarukkai, Manipal University, Faculty
- K P Sasi , Film Maker, Activist
- Vini Varghese , Assistant Director, Documentary Films
- PradeepEsteves, Activist, Context India
- NeshatQuaiser , Associate Professor , JamiaMilliaIslamia , New Delhi
- Shamus Islam, writer
- Tabish Qureshi, Jamia Millia Islamia, Faculty
- NeelimaShrama
- VibhutiNarainRai , Writer
- . Tanmay Deshpande, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumba
- Ramesh Kamble , University of Mumbai
- Prof .Arvind Siva ramakrishnan
- Karuna D.W., Researcher Chennai
- Arun Khote, PMARC
- Charul Bharwada, Artist n Researcher, Ahmedabad
- Trupti Shah, Activist, Baroda
- Vinay Mahajan, Artist n Researcher, Ahmedabad
- Mahi Pal Singh , Editor, The Radical Humanist ,
- Sharmila , IIT Bombay
- Rosemary Viswanath, Development Expert
- Fareeda, Film-maker, Bangalore
- Ishwarbhai Prajapati
- Rohit prajapati Shah, huamn righst activits, Baroda
- Sultana Kamal, Human rights activist, Bangladesh
- Aklima Ferdows Lisa , Assistant Coordinator , Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)
- Vasanthi Raman , Social Scientist and activist , New Delh
- Firdaus Ahmed
- Achyut Yagnik , Writer and Social Activist
- Ashok Shrimali , Secretary General mines mineral & People
- Meera Velayudhan , Researcher
- Virginius Xaxa
- Dr Sushrut Jadhav, Senior Lecturer in Cross-cultural Psychiatry, University College London.
- Prasanna Ramaswamy, Theatre Director, Chennai
- Tanmoy Bhattacharya (Delhi University), Editor, Indian Linguistics
- R N Jha; Social activist,Democratic Rights Activist, Bihar
- Radhika Desai. Independent Gender and Social Inclusion Consultant and Researcher, Hyderabad
- Suvrat Raju, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Faculty
- Paul Divakar, NCDH
- Laltu (Harjinder), Hindi writer and scientist, Hyderabad
- Indira Akoijam, Communication Professional, Delhi
- Henri Tiphagne,National Working Secretary, Human Rights Defenders’ Alert – India [ HRDA]
- Shalini Gera, Jagdalpur Legal Aid Group, Lawyer, Bastar
- Sharmistha Choudhury (General Secretary, All India Revolutionary Women’s Organisation)
- Isa Mishra, Convenor, Janhastakshep, Delhi
- Madhuri, Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan, Madhya Pradesh
- Maheen , Film maker , Ektara collective
- Rinchin writer /activist,
- George Monippally, Campaign For Survival and Dignity(CSD), Jharkhand
- Anshuman Singh, Assit Prof,Dept of English, Dyal Singh College, Delhi
- Alok Laddha, theoretical Physicist, Chennai Institute of mathematics
- Farida Khan, Professor, Educational Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
- Hussain Indorewala , Asst. Professor ,KRVIA , Mumbai
- Nandakumar D, Kerala
- Sanober Keshwaar, Mumbai
- Sagari R Ramdas, Food Sovereignty Alliance, India
- Debasis Mondal, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Research scholar
- Madhusudhan, Theatre Activist, Hyderabad, India
- Dr Hiren Gohain, (retd.University Teacher,Guwahati)
- Karen Gabriel, Associate Professor, St Stephen college, Delhi
- Nisha Biswas, Scientist and activist
- Isha Khandelwal, Jagdalpur Legal Aid Group
- Hasina Khan , Mumbai
- Partho Sarothi Ray, Scientist and activist, Sanhati
- Surat Kumar Sahu,Filmmaker and Journalist,New Delhi
- Runu Chakraborty,
- Noorjehan Safia Niaz, Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan,
- Ajay Bharadwaj, Film Maker
- Bidisa Das, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Scientist
- Shivani taneja, educationist, bhopal
- Shambhavi Prakash, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Sharanya nayak, Koraput, Odisha
- Nandini Rao
- Amalendu Upadhyaya- Journalist
- Suhail KK, Director, Quill Foundation
- Datta Desai, Social Activist, Pune -Maharashtra
- Ashok Maridas, Grass root Consultants
- Vincent Manoharan – Dalit Rights Defender.
- Sushovan Dhar, PPWU
- Pouru Wadia, SNEHA, Mumbai
- Prof Jagmohan singh , Director , Shaheed Bhagat Singh Creativity Centre
SBBS university - Pushkar Raj, CSR Global Peace Project Coordinator, Australia
- Suvojit Bagchi. Journalist
- Dr Kamaxi Bhate , Mumbai
- Durga Bhavani, University of Hyderabad, Faculty
- Arati Chokshi, Bangalore
- Lalit Shukla, Physical Research Laboratory, Research Scholar
- Gita Chadha, University of Mumbai, Faculty
- Meera Narmada, NAPM
- Shoma Sen, Nagpur
- Kabir Kapoor , Filmmaker , Mumbai
- Shamim Modi, Shramik Adivasi Sanghatana,Samajwadi Janparishad
- Nikita Sonawane,student, Government Law College, Mumbai
- Vijayan MJ, Activist, Delhi.
- Tultul Biswas, Madhya Pradesh Mahila Manch, Bhopal, M.P.
- Sudha Bharadwaj, Chhattisgarh PUCL
- Guneet Kaur, Lawyer, New Delhi
- Bittu Karthik Kondaiah, Scientist, Hyderabad
- Harsh Iyer, GayRights acivist, Mumbai
- Samar Anarya, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong
- G S Panda ,advocate, sonepur
- Tony Raj, educationist, Bhubhneshwar
- D Sathishchandra, Theatre , Film actor, Bangalore
- Sharmila Purkayastha (Assoc. Prof, MH,DU)
- Arun Kumar, Retired Prof., JNU.
- Uttam Ghosh , Artist and activist, Mumbai
- Manjit (Assoc.Prof, DSC, DU)
- Hiren Gandhi – Theatre Activist
- Suresh Bhat
- Rupali, Kabir Kala Manch, Pune
- Saroop Dhruv – Poet Writer
- Ananyo Maitra, Reasearcher , Paris,
- Biplab Goswami, Writer and Editor
- Samantha Agarwal PhD student at Johns Hopkins University
- Indira C, Delhi
- John Dayal
- Mahan Mj, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, Faculty
- Saheli , women organisation, Delhi
- Malini Subramaniam, Journalist
- Prof Chaman Lal, JNU
- Suresh BhattSamar Anarya, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong
- Bela Bhatia, Independet Resaercher, Chhatisgarh
- Sumathi Rao, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Faculty
- Dr Saibal Jana, Chhattisgarh
- Biswabasu Das , Leader SUCI, Cuttack, ODISHA
- Chandranath Dani, Human rights activits, Odisha
- Manjit (Assoc.Prof, DSC, DU)Sharmila Purkayastha (Assoc. Prof, MH,DU)
- Shobha raghavan ,Human rights Activist and Theatre artist, Bangalore
- Nakul Sawhney, film maker
- Sangram Mallick, Social worker, odisha
- Gautam Navlakha (PUDR)
- Anil Chamadia, Delhi based Journalist/Writer.
- Harsh Dobhal, activist
- Vijay Hiremath, Lawyer
- Himanshu Kumar , Human Rights activist
- Suman Quazi, Student, Jamia Milia Islamia
- Manjula, activits, Mumbai
- MANOHAR, Regional Coordinator South, HRDA India
- Nicholas Barla, human rights activist, Jharsuguda, Odisha
- Amit Bhaduri, JNU
- K K Baburaj (Dalit activist)
- T T Shreekumar (Writer)
- P K Poker (Wirter)
- Ajay Shekar (writer)
- Sanny M Kabikkad ( Dalit activist)
- M B Manoj (Poet)
- N P Chekkutty (Writer)
- Shubhda Chaudhary, Research Scholar, JNU
- Shaik Muhammed Karakkunnu (Jamate Islami)
- P V Vijay Kumar, Dalit writer and critic, Hyderabad
- Hameed Vaniyambalam (Welfare Party)
- Neelima Gupte, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Facult
- Gautam Navlakha (PUDR)
- T Shakir ( Solidarity)#
- Nihav Dhawale, Yale University, Research scholar
- Nahas Mala ( SIO)
- P Ruksana (GIO)
- Khushi Kabir, Rights Activists, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Suhas Borker, Film maker and Activist, New Delhi
- Tasqeen Macchiwalla (Development Professional)
- Polidor kujur
- Pradeep Biasakh, media activits and development professional, delhi
- Ajay Singh, Human Rights activits, Bhubhneshwar
- Nandan Saxena, Filmmaker
- Sumathi Rao, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Faculty
- Debasis Bhattacharjee, Journalistand activist, Tripura
- Dr Pritam Singh DPhil (Oxford), Professor of Economics
- Nandita Narain, St. Stephen’s College (University of Delhi), Faculty
- Manisha Sethi, Associate Professor, Jamia Milia University
- Rakesh Ranjan, Delhi University.
- Sandeep Kumar Pattanaik , NCAS,Pune
- Pinky Pandey, health activist, Mumbai
- Sarojini, SAMA, Delhi
- Jashodhara Dasgupta, Sahayog
- Jaya Velankar, Independent Consultant, Delhi
- Shamim Modi, Shramik Adivasi Sanghatana,Samajwadi Janparishad
- Kavita Srivastava, PUCL
- Pavan Kapoor, Developent Professional , Delhi
- Roopali Garg , Gurgaon
- Gurpal Singh
- Daniel Mazgaonkar, Gandhian and peace activist, Mumbai
- Freny Maneckshaw, Journalist, Mumbai
- Sukla Sen , Anti Nuclear Activist. Mumbai
- Priyanka Ohol
- Dileep, IT professional and activist, Gurgaon
- Fr Allwyn Dsouza , JPC, Mumbai
- Amrita Wilson , London
- Dr Mary Mathai, Switzerland
- Srihari Srinivasan, France
- D S Gill, IHRO, Ludhiana, Punjab
- Ashley Tellis, Educationist and journalist
- Fauazia Rafique, Canada
- Prasad Boddupalli, human righst activits, Mumbai
- Cornelia Haas, Lawyer ,Germany
- Indira Vijaysimha, academic
- Dr Aseem Shrivastava, Writer, Delhi
- Meher Engineer, Journalist
- Manisha Bhalla, Journalist , Delhi
- Kiran Vissa, Hyderabad
- Waliullah Laskhar, writer and activist
- Gopikanta Ghosh , Gandhian
- Reny Ayline, National coordinator of NCHRO,
- Prateek Vats, Independent filmmaker
- Subiman Kundu, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,
- Punyabrata Goon , Health activist, Kolkata
- Hardika Dayalani, Artiste, Bhuj
- M C Raj
- Narendra Mohan Kommalapti, Educationist , Australia
- Souvik Mandal, Indian Institute of Science, Research scholar
- Martian Tillier, activist , United Kingdom
- Jhelum Roy
- Sandeep Torne, Camera Man, Mumbai
- Angad Vora, Pottery Artiste, Auroville
- Dr Seema Tyagi , Associate Professor, MBBS, Delhi
- Gordana Stankovic, peace activist, London
- Patrick Ghose, artist, Delhi
- Devaki Khanna, Freelance editor and writer Delhi
- Sajad Rasool, writer
- Harikrishnan S , Assistant Professor at the School of Biotechnology
- Probal Dasgupta, Prof, Linguistics t, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
- Aditya Rametra, UC berkeley
- Smriti Nevatia- Film and theatre critique
- Rashmi diwekar- health activitst
- SnehalVelankar
- Usha Saxena, activist, Delhi
- Avika saha , Jia kisan andolan , Kolkata
- Murban F Shroff, Author, Mumbai
- Priyanka Priyadarshini , Mumbai
- Ananya Bhattacharjee, Journalist, kolkata
- Rajashri Dasgupta, journalist
- Dr Zaheer ahmed sayeed , Chennai
- Dasrathi JV, lyricist
- Priya Jain , student, delhi
- N Venugopal Rao
- Sameera Iyengar, Journalist, Mumbai
- Dr Sita Venkateswar, Senior lecturer, massey univ , new zealand
- Dr Sujata Guha, Kolkata
- Jeh Chinoy
- Shrayragi Israni, designer
- Ashish Fernandes, Greenpeace
- Vandana Singh. Indian science fiction writer, USA
- Vistasp Hodiwalla. Artiste , Mumbai
- Teena Gill- independent filmmaker and journalist, Delhi
- Santanu Chacraverti, writer, Kolkata
- Sarthak Pal, student, Bnagalore
- Supriya Madangarli, feminist and writer, MumbaiJean Saldanha
- George Kutty, Naandi , Hyderabad
- Prabir KC
- Ania Loomba , author, USA
- anuradha potluri, teacher , VIJAYWADA
- Debalina Mow, Filmmaker kolkata
- Katrin Gafe, writer, Germany
- Aravinda Potluri, eductaionist, hyderabad
- Shree Prakash, filmmaker
- Santosh dimdima, camerman, bnagaloire
- Amarnath Sandipamu, Independent filmmaker, Hyderabd
- Shirish Daiya, filmmaker
- Priyanko Sarkar, write, Mumbai
- Pankaj Johar, independent film maker
- sumay sarangi, atrtist, new delhi
- U M DEVENDRA BABU, human rights form , telegana
- Sajal mitra, film producer and actor
- Rucha Chitnis, feminist photo journalist
- Aniruddha Das, professional photographer
- Abbas Rizvi, Designer and activist, Mumbai
- Lipika Sen, artist and writer, New Zealand
- Thothatri, IT expert, Chennai
- Kalpita mahajan, Teacher, Khopoli
- N Purendra Prasad, Reader, University of Hyderabad
- Satyan Jha, Sorbonne University, France
- FATHIMA NIZARUDDIN, filmmaker, London
- Harinder Nandyala, Student, sumemrfiled school
- Rishov Goswami, raesearch scholar, London
- Sivanageswara Rao Gopalam, editor, Hyderabad
- Ranjit Abhigyan, Nafional Associafion of Street Vendors of. India
- Selavkumar, London Schoolof Economics
- Susanata Kumar, Mime artist, Bangalore
- Sumathi Rao, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Faculty
- Gopal Guru, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Faculty
- Jamsheed Rizwani, journalist, France
- Arnab Rai Choudhuri, Indian Institute of Science,
- S Izhar, author, london
- Anupama Potluri, University of Hyderabad,
- Vinay Kumar Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Gaichand Murmu, Chennai
- Dhrubo Mukerjee, Journalist, Kolkata
- Pratik Ali, Ligiust Dept, Delhi University
- Divyaraj Amiya, Educationist
- Theodor Rathgeber, Forum Human Rights Berlin
- Kasturi basu, Teacher
- Mithun Pramanik, documentary filmmaker
- Divya Tripathi, Journalist
- Sudipta Sarkar, asst professor, IIT Gandhinagar
- Suresh Khairnar, social activist ,
- Prakash Saha, Kings College , London
- Anjan Mitra, architect and activist, San Francisco Bay
- Priyankar Dey, Kolkata
- Devika Jyothi, writer, New delhi
- Vijay Kumar Yadavendu, Magadh University Bodh- Gaya
- Gautam Kishanchandani, Film director, Mumbai
- Manish Jani, Author, Ahemdabad
- Christine Porter, Painter, AUSTRALIA
- Mithu Das, singer, Mumbai
- Susaman Chowdhury, Kolkata
- Rupashree Dasgupta, Kolkata
- Utpal basu
- Gulserene Dastur , filmmaker, Switzerland
- Oishick Sircar , Human rights activist, australia
- Debdatta Chakrabarti, Feminist and researcher,
- Neha Dixit, Journalist
- Luis Manuel Claps , reasearcher mines and communities -Peru
- Fakru Ahmed Bashu, Engineer
- Shubha Tewari, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- .Saumyajit Bhattacharya, Kirori Mal College (University of Delhi),
- Arshiya Syed, health activist, lucknow
- Mili shet, RTI activist,
- Maya Valecha, educationist,
- Shikohi Agarwal, Journalist
- Nicole wolf, artista nd photographer , Germany
- Ratnabali Bhattacharjee, actress,
- Achuthan Vatakketath Ravi, Poet
- Maharatna Banerjee, Media Professional
- Umesh Kumar Dubey, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
- Sekhar sengupta, , Ranchi
- Boyan Mallory, migrant rights activist, Phillipines
- Satadal Ganguly, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
- Garreth D’Mello, Musician, writer, Mumbai
- Mohit Priyadarshi, film Journalist
- Dr Kirit Roy, Human righst activits MASUM, Kolkata
- Prof Sukhwant Hundalfrom University of British Columbia
- Saumyajit Ray, JNU
- Javed Iqbal, photo Journalist, Mumbai
- Rakhi Sehgal, writer , activist,Delhi
- Raghunandan Kaanadka, Filmmaker, Bangalore
- Samata Roshini, Activist, Hyderabad
- Simon chambers, Author , London
- Amrita AnandNayak , AUTHOR
- Dr Prabin Shakya, Nepal
- Alastair Kenneil, documentary filmmaker , united kingdom
- Gayatri Chatterjee, Film scholar Pune
- Rukmini Sen, Journalist, Mumbai
- Roshni Bano , Student at University of Illinois
- Jeffin Jacob Mathew, engineer, banaglore
- Jaya Iyer, Prof mathematics, Univ fo Hyderabad
- Claire James, actress, USA
- Rajiv Velicheti, script writer and teacher, Thane
- Akhil Biswas, Mt Tech, Untied Kingdom
- Shewli Kumar, TISS, Mumbai
- Uttama Ray,
- Nusrat Kabir, enviornmentalist, Mumbai
- Premangsu Dasgupta
- Sudarsan Das
- William Stanley
- Jyoti Mhapsekar, strei mukti sanghathana, Mumbai
- Uma V Chandru, WSS Karnataka
- Roshani Kadam , Mumbai
- Dolphy D’souza, Citizens for initiave on peace , Mumbai
- Meena Seshu, SANGRAM
- Anagha Sarpotdar, Independent Consultant , Mumbai
- Urmila Salunkhe , Mumbai
- Vibhuti Patel , Mumbai
- Lakshmi Menon, Women Networking
- Suhas Tai, Jan Swasthya abhiyan
- Trupti Panchaal, Mumbai
- Palash Biswas ,writer and activist Kolkata P
- iyush Manush , Farmer,Green Entrepreneur & Activist, Salem
- Sameer Khan, activist, Mumbai
- Swarna Bhatt, Bangalore
- Sunil Geoerge, Indian Institute of Public Health , Delhi
- Aapurv Jain, Master Gender and Sexuality, SOAS, London
- Prof Pushpendra Dubey
- Zuni Zacutti, Melbourne, Australia
- Vineet Tiwari, Gen Sec for Madhya Pradesh at Progressive Writers Association – PWA
- Dilnaz Boga, Mumbai
- MASUM– Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha.
- Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS)
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