sc2086@cam.ac.uk
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 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)
- Khaitan Award for Best Paper in Corporate Law, National Law School of India University, Bangalore (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 [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 [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 [March 24, 2018].
Fields of research
Criminal Law and Philosophy, Family Law, Indian Constitutional Law, Sexual Offences, Feminist Theory, Child Rights
Supervisors
Dr. Antje du Bois-Pedain and Dr. Rachel Tolley
Representative Publications
Articles/Chapters/Reports
- 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, 20(2) Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal (2020).
- Reforms to the Legal Framework for Child Sexual Abuse in India: Legislative Band-Aids on Systemic Wounds, 41 Statute Law Review (OUP)(2020).
- Navtej Johar v. Union of India: Love in Legal Reasoning, 12(4) NUJS Law Review (2019).
- Reconceptualizing Rape in Law Reform ,13(2) Socio-Legal Review, National Law School of India University, Bangalore (2018).
- “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:
- 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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