Manojna Yeluri (Manu)
Bangalore/ Hyderabad
Capacity building for arts sector, Culture and arts promotion, Healing / Wellbeing, Practice-based Research, Rights
Artists at Risk Connection, Artistik License
Manojna Yeluri (Manu) is the Asia Regional Representative for ARC (Artists at Risk Connection) and a lawyer specializing in artist rights, entertainment, and intellectual property rights. Additionally, Manojna is the founder of Artistik License, a legal consultancy catering to independent artists and creative practitioners. She is also a co-founder of the initiative "Contracts for Creators." Manojna holds a law degree from the NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, India. She furthered her legal education by obtaining a Master of Laws (LLM) degree in Entertainment, Media, and Intellectual Property Rights Law from the UCLA School of Law in Los Angeles, USA. Manojna has co-authored notable publications, including "Arresting Art: Repression, Censorship, and Artistic Freedom in Asia." and "Connecting the Dots: Artist Protection & Artistic Freedom in Asia," reports published by ARC in collaboration with the Mekong Cultural Hub (MCH) and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA).