Rongeet holds a a B.A., LL.B (Hons.), and an LLM in International and Comparative Law from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS). He has recently joined the Ph.D. programme at WBNUJS. He had a short stint in the industry as a corporate lawyer at Argus Partners, Mumbai. After obtaining his LLM degree and clearing the UGC-NET examination in 2022, Rongeet briefly worked at Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata as an Assistant Professor of Law.
Areas of interest: His areas of interest include critical approaches to International Law, particularly the Third World and post-colonial prisms. He also has an inclination towards International Human Rights Law and International Refugee Law.
Outside of work, he enjoys following football, socio-political satire and honing his culinary skills.
Focus area at NLSIU: Currently, his focus will be to assist in the delivery of academic courses taught on campus alongside working with the Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) department.
Publications
Rongeet Poddar, ‘The ICJ’s Litmus Test: Recognizing Workers’ Right to Strike and Implications for India‘ The Leaflet (20 Dec 2023)