Freedom on Trial

Name: Freedom on Trial
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ISBN: 9789376469154

Twelve Cases that Shaped India's Struggle for Indepe

Akash Vajpai

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English

Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
10 January 2026

Constitutional & administrative law; Human rights & civil liberties law

India's freedom struggle was not fought only on the streets-it was fought in courtrooms. In Freedom on Trial, advocate Akash Vajpai uncovers a forgotten front of the independence movement, where colonial courts became battlegrounds and justice itself stood accused. . Through twelve landmark legal cases involving figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Veer Savarkar, the book shows how biased colonial trials were transformed into acts of resistance, exposing the moral bankruptcy of imperial justice and awakening political consciousness across the nation. With a foreword by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, this compelling work restores neglected legal battles to their rightful place in history-revealing how law, repression and resistance shaped India's path to swarajya.

By: Akash Vajpai
Imprint: Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9789376469154
ISBN 10: 9376469151
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 10 January 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Akash Vajpai is an Advocate-on-Record practising before the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. He currently serves as Central Government Standing Counsel for the Union of India, representing the Government in important constitutional, civil and statutory matters. A law graduate of the University of Delhi, Akash has been enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi since 2013. Alongside his legal practice, he maintains a deep academic interest in modern Indian history.