Sudhir Krishnaswamy

Indian academic, administrator and activist

Sudhir Krishnaswamy

Krishnaswamy in 2023

Born|  (1975-06-03) June 3, 1975 (age 49)

Bangalore

Alma mater| National Law School of India University, University of Oxford
Spouse| Jayna Kothari
Awards| Infosys Prize

Sudhir Krishnaswamy (born 1975) is an Indian academic, administrator, and civil society activist who is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU)[1] and is a co-founder of the not-for-profit research trust Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR).[2] Krishnaswamy took over as VC of NLSIU from R. Venkata Rao in September 2019.[3][4] Krishnaswamy is the first alumnus of NLSIU to be appointed as the VC of the institution.[5] On 6 May 2020, Facebook appointed him to its content oversight board.[6] He was awarded the Infosys Prize 2022 in the Humanities category, for his insightful understanding of the Indian Constitution.

## Background and Education

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Krishnaswamy was born on 3 June 1975 in Bangalore, India. Being an alumnus of St. Joseph's Boys' High School, he also graduated from the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore with a B.A. LL.B. Subsequently, he read for the BCL at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.[7] He further obtained a D.Phil. from the same institution in 2008.[1] Krishnaswamy has been a Teaching Fellow in Law at the Pembroke College at the University of Oxford, an assistant professor at NLSIU and a professor at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences.[2] He was head of School of Public Policy and Governance at Azim Premji University Bengaluru.[citation needed]

Krishnaswamy has also worked in the Prime Minister's Committee on Infrastructure and the Kasturirangan Committee on Governance of Bangalore.[8] He has authored a book titled ‘Democracy and Constitutionalism in India’ which was published by the Oxford University Press in 2009.[9]

## Bibliography

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### Books

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* Democracy and Constitutionalism in India: A Study of the Basic Structure Doctrine (Oxford University Press 2008)[10]

### Articles

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* Access to Knowledge and Traditional Knowledge Protection in R Subramaniam and L Shaver (eds) Access to Knowledge in India (Bloomsbury Academic 2011)
* Sudhir Krishnaswamy and Madhav Khosla Understanding our Supreme Court 46 Economic and Political Weekly 71 (2011)
* Sudhir Krishnaswamy and Madhav Khosla Military Power and the Constitution 611 Seminar (2010)
* Constitutional Durability 615 Seminar (2010)
* Mashelkar Report on IP Rights Version II: Wrong Again 44 Economic and Political Weekly 27 (2009)
* Sudhir Krishnaswamy and Madhav Khosla Regional Emergencies under Article 356: The Extent of Judicial Review 3 Indian Journal of Constitutional Law 168 (2009)
* Sudhir Krishnaswamy and Madhav Khosla Reading AK Thakur v Union of India: Legal Effect and Significance 43 Economic and Political Weekly 53 (2008)
* Where Public Law and Private Law Meet: Horizontal Rights in the Indian Constitution in C Raj Kumar (eds) Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Constitutional Empowerment(Oxford University Press, Delhi 2007)
* Reliance Airports Case: Public Law and Public Sector Reform 41 Economic and Political Weekly 4239 (2006)
* Intellectual Property and India’s Development Policy 1 Indian Journal of Law and Technology (2006)
* Are our IP laws promoting or suppressing Indian Intellectual Property? India IP Essay Contest Winner (2004)[11]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Prof.Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy – NLSIU". Nls.ac.in. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
2. ^ a b "Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy". Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
3. ^ Wednesday, 25 September 2019 - 18:28 (25 September 2019). "Sudhir Krishnaswamy takes charge as NLSIU Bengaluru V-C, ending controversy". The News Minute. Retrieved 27 February 2020.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. ^ "Sudhir Krishnaswamy Appointed VC of NLSIU". Deccan Herald. 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
5. ^ Law schools. "Prof Sudhir K finally takes charge of his alma mater, NLSIU Bangalore as CJI ends appointment saga - Legally India - News for Lawyers". Legally India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
6. ^ "Facebook is spending $130 million to create a 'Supreme Court' that can overrule Mark Zuckerberg — here are its first 20 members". Business Insider. 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
7. ^ "Rhodes Scholar Database". Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
8. ^ "People | Sudhir Krishnaswamy | the Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University". Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
9. ^ "Sudhir Krishnaswamy". Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
10. ^ Democracy and Constitutionalism in India: A Study of the Basic Structure Doctrine. Oxford University Press. 27 January 2011. ISBN 9780199081455. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
11. ^ https://watson.brown.edu/southasia/files/southasia/imce/people/Faculty/VisitingScholars/KrishnaswamyCVJune2017.pdf Archived 26 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]

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