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Education CV
Education
- Ph.D Candidate, University of Cambridge (2020-present)
- LL.M. (First Class Honours), University of Cambridge (2018-19)
- B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), National Law School of India University, Bangalore (2012-2017)
Scholarships and Awards
- Cambridge International Scholarship (2020-2023)
- Fitzwilliam Senior Scholarship (2020-21; 2021-22)
- Fitzwilliam Award (2019)
- Rajiv Gandhi Cambridge Scholarship (2018-19)
- Laxmi Devi Jhunjhunwala Gold Medal for Criminal Law, National Law School of India University, Bangalore (2017)
- Shri A.V. Gopalakrishnan Bhat Memorial Medal for Rank II, National Law School of India University (2017)
- Mr. Basant Kumar Birla Medal for Rank II, National Law School of India University (2017)
- Alyosha Kumar Medal for Excellence in Sports and Extra Curricular Activities (2017)
Teaching and Research Experience
- Lecturer (Constitutional Law and Criminal Procedure), Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University (Haryana, India) [teaching 2019-2020].
- Seminar Course (40 hours) on Principles of Indian Family Law, National Law School of India University, Bangalore (Karnataka, India) [July-September, 2020].
- Participant in the Butler Law Course offered in partnership between HMP Warren Hill and the University of Cambridge as part of the Learning Together initiative [November-March, 2018-19].
- Legal Researcher in the Child Protection Team, Centre for Child and the Law, National Law School of India University, Bangalore [July, 2017-March, 2018].
- Teaching Assistant for History II (History from a Feminist Perspective) with Dr. V.S. Elizabeth, Professor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore [March-June, 2018].
- Single Credit Course on Sexual Offences and the Patriarchy of the Law at National Law School of India University, Bangalore [May, 2018].
- Resource Person for training session on the POCSO Act, and the law on Eve Teasing for trainers of Child Protection Committees across India, organized by World Vision at National Law School of India University Bangalore [September 12, 2018].
- Resource Person for the session on the POCSO Act for the Post Graduate Diploma in Child Rights Law, National Law School of India University, Bangalore [March 25, 2018].
- Resource Person for the training session on the POCSO Act organized for the Andhra Pradesh Police Department, Child Rights NGOs and members of CWCs across Andhra Pradesh by CRAF, Vijayawada (India) [March 24, 2018].
Fields of research
Criminal Law and Philosophy, Family Law, Indian Constitutional Law, Sexual Offences, Feminist Theory, Child Rights
Operationalising the Concept of Child Sexual Exploitation in the Indian Legal Framework of Child Sexual Abuse: Balancing Sexual Autonomy and Protection of Vulnerability
Supervisors
Dr. Antje du Bois-Pedain and Dr. Rachel Tolley
Representative Publications
Articles/Chapters/Reports
- A Critical Examination of the Discourse of Indian Courts on (De)criminalisation (DAKSH, 2022 upcoming)
- Criminalisation without an Object: Critical Reflections on the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, (2022) 17(2) Socio-Legal Review.
- The Compelling Public Interest in Testimonial Compulsion: A Critique of the Supreme Court of India's Decision in Ritesh Sinha v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2020) 20(2) Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal.
- Reforms to the Legal Framework for Child Sexual Abuse in India: Legislative Band-Aids on Systemic Wounds, (2020) 41 Statute Law Review (OUP).
- Navtej Johar v. Union of India: Love in Legal Reasoning, (2019) 12(4) NUJS Law Review.
- Reconceptualizing Rape in Law Reform ,(2018)13(2) Socio-Legal Review, National Law School of India University, Bangalore.
- “Love”, Consent and the POCSO in Centre for Child and the Law (ed.), Implementation of the POCSO Act, 2012 by Special Courts: Challenges and Issues 125 (National Printing Press, Bengaluru) (2018).
- Charges and Sentencing Patterns under the POCSO Act, 2012 in Centre for Child and the Law (ed.), Implementation of the POCSO Act, 2012 by Special Courts: Challenges and Issues 51 (National Printing Press, Bengaluru) (2018).
- Access to Legal Aid among Children in Conflict with the Law in Karnataka (Centre for Child and the Law, National Law School of India University, Bangalore) (2018) [co-author].
- The Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka, Reports on the Working of Special Courts under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (August-November, 2017) [co-author].
Book Reviews:
- Iyiola Solanke (ed.), On Crime, Society and Responsibility in the Work of Nicola Lacey (Review), 2021 Modern Law Review.
- Love, Labour and Law: Early and Child Marriage in India edited by Samita Sen and Anindita Ghosh (Review), 2021, 35(1), International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family.
Blogs and Editorials:
- The Delhi High Court's Split Verdict on Marital Rape Needs Resolution, The Hindu (May 16, 2022)
- Decriminalising Sexual Contact with Minors? Notes for a Conversation, Project 39a (November 26, 2021).
- Marital Rape: An Indignity to Women, The Hindu (August 31, 2021).
- Criminalising Welfare Issues, The Hindu (August 3, 2021).
- Weaponising Criminal Law as Political Rhetoric: The Menace of Unprincipled Criminalisation, RGNUL Student Research Review's Excerpts from Experts Blog Series (May 6, 2021).
- The Limits of POCSO, The Hindu (March 16, 2021).
- Putting Victims on Trial, The Hindu (July 16, 2020).
- The Right to Love and the Right to Leave- Recognising Autonomy through Unilateral No-Fault Divorce, Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy (April 6, 2020) [co-author].
- A Marriage Story for Everyone, The Hindu (February 14, 2020).
- Live and Let Live In, The Hindu (September 26, 2019).
- The Supreme Old Boys’ Club, Socio-Legal Review Forum (June 15, 2019) [co-author].
- “Section 377: The Supreme Court’s expanding LGBT Rights Jurisprudence”, Criminalisation and Privacy: Examining the State’s Right to Interfere in the “Private Sphere” through Imposition or Lifting of Criminal Sanction in International Association of Constitutional Law (IACL-AIDC) Blog Symposium (September 19, 2018).
- Tougher isn’t better, The Indian Express (April 24, 2018).
- Independent Thought v. Union of India and the Unconstitutionality of Marital Rape, Socio-Legal Review Forum (November, 2017).
- The Child’s Right to Dignity, The Hindu (August 15, 2017) [co-author].
Podcast
- Why hasn't Marital Rape Been Criminalised Yet?, The Hindu Parley Podcast (September 9, 2021).
Start Date
Oct 2020
End date
Dec 2023
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