Commons

Commons Sensing: Ep 03 – Who Owns the Commons? Law, Policy & Power | Johnson Topno & Shalini Bhutani

In this episode of Commons Sensing, legal and policy researcher Shalini Bhutani and community practitioner Johnson Topno explore how laws, court judgments, and institutional frameworks shape access to land, forests, water, seeds and knowledge across India.

Drawing from national laws, policies, customary norms, international treaties and commitments, and lived experience, the conversation probes a central tension: Can legal systems protect the commons and community oriented governance of the commons?

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This podcast is dedicated to the custodians of India’s Commons… past, present and future.

CREDITS:

Created and hosted by: Kanchi Kohli

Produced by: Asar and Common Ground

Project coordinator: Prayag Arora-Desai

Team Audiomatic: Avadhoot Khanolkar, Abhinav Nathani, Nitesh Juvale.