Rahul Cherian, an expert and policy activist in
disability law, intellectual property (IP) law and technology law passed
away on Thursday. He was 39. Rahul passed away while on a family
holiday in Goa. The 1998 National Law University Bangalore graduate
succumbed to an infection after several days in intensive care. Together
with fellow Law alumnus Sachin Malhan, had Cherian co-founded Inclusive
Planet Centre for Disability and Policy in October 2009, as an NGO
supporting stakeholders and public bodies about laws and policies
affecting persons with disabilities.
As head of
policy initiatives at Inclusive Planet, he was involved in drafting the
Treaty for the Visually Impaired currently being agreed upon by the
World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva.
Rahul
Cherian was also a fellow at the Bangalore-based Centre for Internet
and Society (CIS), a legal expert on the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment’s panel on disability laws, and an advisor to several
government initiatives related to the disability sector.
Source : The Hindu , 8th Feb 2013
LET US SEE ABOUT HIS PROFESSIONAL CARRIER :
Source : CIS-INDIA
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