Profile

 

Jade is the Founder-President of the Living Roots Foundation, of which the Centre forms a part.

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He is presently reading a Master in Public Policy (MPP) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.

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His work lies at the intersection of human rights and development. At the Foundation, he has led strategy, institutional development, and engagement with a wide spectrum of stakeholders, ranging from senior government officials, civil servants, and United Nations agencies to grassroots federations, artists, and young people.

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Under his leadership, the Foundation became an implementation partner for two initiatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund in Meghalaya. These programmes focus on strengthening the capacities of young people to advocate for climate and community action, and on building the capacities of media actors in human‑centred reporting. Through this work, Jade helped establish Northeast India’s first institutionalised platform enabling young people to contribute inputs on climate and health policy to a state government.

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Jade has also submitted expert submissions to United Nations Special Rapporteurs on issues ranging from extrajudicial and summary executions to inclusive climate governance, and has provided authoritative legal analysis to government partners on constitutional law and environmental law.

 

Reports developed under Jade’s leadership have informed state government submissions before the Supreme Court of India and have contributed to publications developed in collaboration with United Nations agencies.

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Through the Foundation, he has spearheaded the organisation of workshops and panel discussions in Meghalaya, creating platforms for dialogue on pressing issues including: the role of young people in climate action, the importance of building trust in public healthcare institutions, the impact of misinformation in elections and conflict zones, pathways for women journalists in India, and media freedom in India.

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Jade holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Law and Arts from the National Law University, Jodhpur, where he was a Meta Scholar.

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His commentary on constitutional law, human rights, and public affairs has appeared in leading Indian publications including The Wire, The Telegraph, and Hindustan Times.

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Past experience

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Jade previously held the P. A. Sangma Fellowship for Legal and Policy Research at the National Law School of India University. In this capacity, he provided legal and policy research support to the Government of Meghalaya’s Law Department. His work encompassed advising on institutional reform of the State Public Service Commission and examining the constitutional and statutory dimensions of climate change legislation.

 

He has informed advocacy by international organisations including Human Rights Watch and Access Now.

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Earlier in his career, Jade served as Research Assistant to a member of the High‑Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, contributing to its landmark report on international standards and blasphemy laws.

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He has acted as petitioner in proceedings before the Indian courts to strengthen privacy protections (Jade Jeremiah Lyngdoh v. Union of India & Ors), and has utilised the Right to Information Act to expose executive‑ordered internet shutdowns and the introduction of facial‑recognition technology-based applications in social welfare programmes without statutory safeguards.

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