Apar Gupta is a lawyer, policy expert, and writer working for close to two decades on issues emerging at the intersection of technology and democratic rights in India. He holds a master’s degree from Columbia Law School, New York, and is qualified to practice law in India. He co-founded and was the first Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation, a digital rights advocacy organisation in India. With nearly two decades of experience, Apar has worked on commercial disputes at Karanjawala & Co. as an associate and later as a partner at Advani & Co. Since 2013, he has been involved in landmark technology and civil rights cases, particularly through strategic litigations on issues such as online censorship and mass surveillance. He co-founded the Network Neutrality campaign SaveTheInternet.in and has deposed before Parliamentary Committees. He also served on a sub-committee for the privacy of judicial data constituted by the Supreme Court of India. Apar’s writings are featured in leading newspapers in India. For his work at IFF, he was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship.