India, Oct. 30 -- More than 150 students and faculty members participated in the first National Awaaz Session organised by the Prof. Anil Kumar Thakur Debating Society, Department of Laws, Panjab University, in collaboration with the Museum of British Colonialism (MBC), at the department's Moot Court Hall today. The session explored the colonial origins of India's electoral system and examined how the legacy of British rule continues to influence the country's legal, political and social institutions.Follow Politics

Themed "Colonial History of Voting Rights", the session traced the evolution of electoral rights in India during British rule, when voting privileges were restricted to a limited section of the population based on property ow...