Anand Prasad

Anand Prasad is a corporate/commercial lawyer with more than three decades of experience representing domestic and international clients on various legal and commercial issues. He co-founded Trilegal, one of India’s leading full-service law firms, and served on the firm’s management committee from 2012 until 2016. Adv. Anand returned to full-time private practice in 2019 along with former colleagues. He established AP & Partners. He has been cited in independent legal directories such as Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners as a market leader for corporate and commercial laws in India for well over a decade.

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Conversions - When and Why | Anand Prasad and Rahul Dewan | #HinduDialogues
India has been susceptible to religious conversions post the Muslim invasions, Mughal rulers and later Christianity brought by British rule. When and why this phenomena started? Anand Prasad discusses with Rahul Dewan.
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The Deities And The Yantras | Anand Prasad And Rahul Dewan | #HinduDialogues
In Hinduism the Deities or the Devtas have specific significance and there are Yantras and Mantras associated with each deity. The connection is explained in detail in the present conversation of Anand Prasad with Rahul Dewan.
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Are Hindus Under Attack? - Kafirhood | Anand Prasad and Rahul Dewan | #HinduDialogues
A very prevalent idea in Indian society today is Kafirhood, who is a Kafir? Are kafirs under attack by Abrahamic religions? Have Hindus lost the right to religion and live under fear of prosecution in their own country? Anand Prasad in conversation with Rahul Dewan delves in grey areas of kafirhood.
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Hindu Dialogues- Challenging popular concept of Varna System | #SangamDialogues
Hindu Dialogues – Challenging popular concept of Varna System ​Anand Prasad, Pankaj Saxena and Rahul Dewan A very interesting conversation between Rahul Dewan, Anand Prasad and Pankaj Saxena that gives a deep insight into the Varna system. The two aspects, the actual meaning and purpose of Varna system that guided the ancient society and the modern popular understanding of it, are discussed to come to a better understanding of Varna system.
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Revisiting Hinduism - a Perspective | Anand Prasad in conversation with Rahul Dewan
In view of Shri Anand Prasad the multiple religious/cultural traditions in India as one religion, i.e. “Hinduisim”, is a major error coming from the days of European rule in India, which continues to be perpetuated in today world. This viewpoint has been the biggest contributor to the divisions in modern Indian society.
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Reforming Indian Courts And Justice Systems -- #SangamTalk By Anand Prasad
Prasad addresses the pressing need for reformations in Indian courts and the justice delivery system and gives multifarious recommendations for the same. From changes in statutory rules, constitutional changes (like appointments of judges for a lifetime), to shift from concurrent to cumulative punishment system, from embracing technology and artificial intelligence as in mobile courts, virtual courts, national knowledge grid, and creating pleading templates to the need to culturally unshackle ourselves of our colonial legacy, he explores the various aspects...
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Sabarimala: Rationalising Skewed Perspectives -- A Talk By Anand Prasad
In this very enlightening talk, Anand Prasad talks about understanding the Supreme Court ruling on Sabarimala. He questions why is it difficult for the court to see the traditional Indian viewpoint? The notion is that a secular State is viewed as a godless state, as against a State that accepts all gods. The court is an institution of rational thought and hence struggles to sanctify an argument in myth. There are multiple schools of Hinduism and they differ from each other. The problem arises when the court applies principles of the bhakti school (or...