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Welcome Back to the November 2023 Trimester!

…and equal opportunity for all and continued membership based on active participation. Ten committees have been constituted in this manner so far: the ADR Board, Cultural Committee, Event Management Committee,…

Rules and Regulations

…measures, examination and academic regulations. You can download a copy of the relevant rule or regulation by clicking the links below: NLSIU Employees Service Regulation and Finance Regulations NLSIU Principles…

Meet Our New Students | LLM Programme

…law and Human Rights. Hobbies & Interests: I like to write poems in English and Hindi. (A few of his published poems are linked below) https://www.lawctopus.com/peeping-into-a-poem/ https://www.lawctopus.com/never-give-up-poem/ https://www.lawctopus.com/justice-is-an-illusion-poem/ Darshan Upadhyay…

Research

Committed to reforming legal education and the pursuit of academic excellence, NLSIU places significant emphasis on legal and policy research. Research at NLSIU is primarily carried out through its Centres,…

CLAT 2021 Latest Updates | Karnataka Region

Welcome to CLAT 2021! The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National…

NLSIU Launches Alumni Engagement Platform!

…initiatives, we hope to further build and expand the NLSIU Community, connect our alumni with their fellow batchmates, and in future, also provide volunteering and mentoring opportunities within the community….

CLAT 2023 | Latest Updates & Instructions

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National Law Universities around the…

CLAT 2022 Latest Updates | Karnataka Region

Welcome to CLAT 2022! The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a national level entrance exam for admissions to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) law programmes offered by 22 National…

Call For Tenders | Yamuna Hostel

downloaded on the University. Date of Issue of Quotation: 22.09.2021 Last Date for Submission/Up to 4.00 PM on 01.10.2021 Quotation Opening Date: 04.10.2021 Time of Completion: One Month (30days )…

E-book on Children & Cyber Safety

This e-booklet seeks to provide a brief-yet-comprehensive guide for the children, parents and teachers on cyber security. The book will explain the potential threats and the statutory remedies available to…

Government Transparency Needs a Public Records Makeover

…travel records of the Prime Minister’s motorcade as part of his security protocol, the qualifications of an electoral candidate in their Election Commission affidavit—all these are examples of public records….

Dharma’s Social Messaging

[with Vandana Dhoop] The recently released film, ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’ raises important questions about gender roles and stereotypes….

NLSIU Receives India Today Best Colleges Award 2023!

…problem based learning pedagogy but we must not forget that we are not just teaching to one market or another…” Watch the full video of the roundtable discussion below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6TBpgZ0Jws …

31st Annual Convocation | 26th August 2023

…Chairperson of the Murty Trust. Press Releases & Speeches Press Release – Convocation 2023 Press Release – Opening Ceremony of the Redeveloped Library Convocation Speeches Watch full video: https://www.youtube.com/live/phE68NSYgYA?feature=share  …

Another Hole in India’s Data Tapestry

[with Vandana Dhoop] This article argues that the government’s decision to exclude anaemia as an indicator of women’s and children’s health from the National Family Health Survey, 2023–24 creates a…

Marriage matters for same-sex couples

[with Vandana Dhoop] “The ongoing litigation around ‘same sex marriage’ in India raises the need to understand the importance of marriage to same-sex couples. It is also essential to understand…

British Colonialism and Imperialism

…by academic experts, every article in their database is an authoritative guide to the current scholarship, containing original commentary and annotations. This bibliography focuses on the relationship between British colonialism…

India’s Queers Have Right To Reimagine Marriage

“Voices from across the queer spectrum are uniting to demand a legal provision for marriage…for the ‘bouquet of rights’ one can access through marriage: adoption, inheritance, maternity leave, taxes, joint…

Panel discussion | Perspectives on Capital Punishment

…(NLSIU), Bangalore Watch the full discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhZ1SUJUtFM&t=1700s&authuser=0 Organisers: For any queries, please write to Dr Anant Kamath, Assistant Professor, NIAS – or The VC Office, NLSIU –

Movie Screening | Bosnian Film | Quo Vadis, Aida?

…at the 34th European Film Awards. Official trailer (with subtitles) available here Reviews: Sight and Sound, The Guardian and The Times Rotten Tomatoes: 100% approval See you all there! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErLD8P4VUjY&authuser=0…

Justice E S Venkataramiah Centennial Memorial Lecture

…their seats by 10.30 AM. The venue is easily accessible by public transport, including the Sir M Visveswaraya (Central College) Metro Station. To RSVP, write to registrar’ Lecture Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdXBEinhmLM…

Minorities: A View from South Asia

…and the grant of limited autonomy including exclusive rights over land and natural resources to certain communities. This chapter examines the politics surrounding the inclusion of minority rights within these…

32nd Annual Convocation | September 22, 2024

…Chancellor, and other dignitaries at the event. Press Releases & Speeches Press Release – Convocation 2024 Convocation Speeches 2024 List of Gold Medalists Watch Live Stream https://www.youtube.com/live/HJmJB6EWhM0 Gallery    …

Bill for Gig Workers Misses the Mark

Co-author: Madhulika T, research associate at the Centre for Labour Studies, NLSIU This article examines the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024, recently proposed by the…

Environmental Law and Governance in India

…India with regard to environmental protection. Covering the foundational principles of environmental law, the book details the current status of international environmental law in the face of complex environmental challenges…

Environmental Law and Policy in India

Authors: Sairam Bhat and The Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research, and Advocacy (CEERA). This book focuses on administrative regulation in environmental law. It also focuses on climate change, and…

CEERA Celebrates 25 Years!

…our responsibility to respect these values and pass them on to the next generation. Reflections Watch this video by Prof. M K Ramesh reflecting on CEERA turning 25 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9yZHQYSlVI&t=9s…

Manusmriti, the Indian Courts, and Their Women

Despite considerable scholarly and other writing on the Manusmriti terming it regressive, especially in its denial of rights to women, the presence of Manu still looms large in our courts….

NLSAT 2024 | NLSIU Campus Visit

…February 7, 2024 (11:59 pm). A detailed schedule will be shared with registered attendees ahead of the campus day. For queries or assistance, please write to Gallery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNmD6IlyDYU  …

30th Annual Convocation | 2022

…Medal Winners List Vice-Chancellor’s Report Convocation Address Watch the video of the convocation proceedings below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3uK6zaoHE Previous Convocations 29th Convocation | 2021 In 2021, 866 degrees and 48 medals were…

Sebanti Chatterjee

…Forschung, 33] (Music Education: Concepts, Practices, and Political Dimensions). Essen (Die Blaue Eule), 112–131.ISBN 978-3 89924346 Blogs, Portals, Magazines, Newspapers https://understory.in/stories/listening-to-voices/ https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/how-healer-and-other-korean-dramas-quietly-deal-with-abandonment-possible-self-care-strategies-9689041.html Promises of the Kwai: Discovering voices that sing…

Health Coaching at NLSIU

…Day Cleanse’ meal service in Bangalore and also conducted a number of talks and workshops around managing health through simple, daily practices. Please visit her website for more details: https://www.maribwellness.com/…

29th Annual Convocation | October 31, 2021

…the Chief Guest on the occasion and delivered the Convocation Address. More details available below: Press Release Medal Winners Notification Vice Chancellor’s Convocation Report Convocation Address – Excerpts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJQ9Q2mxcns  …

Featured In The Media | Dr N S Nigam

…to approach the law,” he said. Dr Nigam shares more about NLSIU in the next segment of the AIR Programme. Watch the AIR interview Part-1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHLKz7y0Vy8&t=806s      …

Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart | Virtual Panel Discussion

…rights, and opportunities in the online world. Platform: The panel discussion will be held on Zoom. Register here to participate: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XsyYSqIfQgOGhQPi7qyvSw It will also be Live on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chennai.usconsulate Speakers:…

A Career In Public Policy Webinar Series 2021 | Webinar 7

…of Public Policy Nanditha Kalidoss | MPP 2014-16 Global Health Fellow Factly, India-Facebook Partnership Sukhbeer Singh | MPP 2015-17 Consultant, DAMU Smart City Mission, MoHUA For queries, contact: https://www.facebook.com/mpp.nlsiu/…

Transformative Law and Public Policy

Drawing on case studies from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Australia, this book asks why law is central to public policy processes in the Global South. The essays argue…

Orientation 2022

…as the Special Public Prosecutor, and many others. She was a founding statutory member of the Internal Complaints Committee of the Delhi High Court dealing with complaints under the Sexual…

Radhika Nair

…in India calls for the adoption of a specific law’ published in Mint on October 28, 2021. https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/refugee-protection-in-india-calls-for-the-adoption-of-a-specific-law-11635353951190.html Policy paper titled ‘Refugee Protection in India in the Absence of Specific…

India as a post-colonial welfare state

The theoretical grounding for building a modern nation is in the Constitution of India which provides the framework for the welfare state. The idea of modernity and ‘development’ as a…

28th Annual Convocation

…delivered the Convocation Address on the occasion. Watch the full video of the 28th Annual Convocation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXp4Z-UulX0&feature=youtu.be Press Release Medal Winners Notification 2020 Vice Chancellor’s Annual Report 2020 Convocation Address…

Call for Papers | NLSIR Special Issue Volume 35(2) 

…authors are requested to submit their draft submissions to both the mail.nlsir@gmail.com and the Digital Commons Platform by creating an account here. For further instructions and clarifications for submissions on…

Celebrating 10 Years! | BA LLB (Hons) | Batch of 2012

…ahead! For any other information, please write to Ms. Sowjhanya (sowjhanya@gmail.com) or Ms. Leeneshwari (leeneshwari@gmail.com) from the batch of 2012, or to Moments from the Reunion      …

Meet our New Faculty | Dr. Suryaprakash Mishra

…School, Lovedale. I then went on to complete my undergraduate and postgraduate education at Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, Pune, and Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) respectively….

Bharati R.C.

Bharati completed her M.com in costing from Karnataka University, Dharwad and B.com from Gogate College of Commerce, Karnataka University, Dharwad. Prior to joining CCL in 2015 she was working with…

Beyond Justice: Reading Coetzee’s ‘Disgrace’

JM Coetzee’s critically acclaimed novel Disgrace (Penguin 1999) explores, among other themes, the relationship between law and justice. This compelling work is focalised through its protagonist David Lurie, a white…

The Revival of Buddhism

Book Review: Douglas Ober, Dust on the Throne: The Search for Buddhism in Modern India (Stanford University Press 2023)….

Representation of the Caṇḍālas in the Jātakas

…protagonists themselves are caṇḍālas. In those four stories which are centred around this class, three are comparatively longer stories, including the famous Mātaṅga-Jātaka . These are probably the most elaborate…

Countering Untouchability: The Stories of Mātaṅga

This essay examines the depiction of Caṇḍālas in early Indian literature, focusing primarily on the Mātaṅga-Jātaka (No. 497). It explores the everyday lives of the Caṇḍālas and investigates the processes…

Meet our New Faculty | Dr. Anindita Jaiswal

…in this domain (not only in the context of companies, but any organization and institution to which this holds no lesser relevance), my core interests lie in corporate and commercial…

The Making of a New Labour Law Regime in India

…of these legislations is simplifications of complex labour laws, our analysis shows that rights of labouring class are deliberately weakened to advance neoliberal agenda. This paper is providing historical context…

NLSIU Student Wins 2021 Hugh Owen Prize

…‘Fragment, Fantasy, History: Towards Newer Projects for Re-Imagining National History.’ The essay was commended for its focus on critically examining the historical imagination in the Indian context, highlighting the significant…

NLSAT 2023 | NLSIU Campus Visit Updates

…fields of Arts, Science, Commerce and Humanities backgrounds. We spoke to a number of candidates and here’s what they had to say: “My background is Commerce and Company Secretaryship. However,…

NLSIU Team Declared Winners in D M Harish Moot 2023!

…Government Law College (Mr. D.M. Harish’s alma mater). This Competition was the first International Moot Court Competition in India and has emerged as the most prestigious mooting competition of its…

Sadhana. E

…March 2013. At the Centre, she maintains the accounts, and helps manage the www.iprlawindia.org website. She also coordinates for annual reporting of the Centre’s activities with the Ministry of Commerce…

Web3: A Tech and Policy Brief for India

…surrounding cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its now infamous founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. There are multiple reports of poor oversight of the company, improper usage of customer funds for a sister trading…

Univ Week! | May 2022

…popular events on campus, Univ Week is usually organised toward the final week of the academic year. The event is organised by NLSIU’s student-run Cultural and Fine Arts Commitee (Culcomm)….

NLSIU Launches Centre for Study of Rule of Law

…will operate under an Executive Committee and an Advisory Board, and will have a team comprising researchers from the areas of law and economics alongside other administrative staff. The Executive…

Limitation Analysis by the Indian Supreme Court

…based on either lack of legitimate purpose, lack of rational nexus, or both. It further analyses qualitatively the formulations and applications in practice of each of the components of limitation…

Fair Trial Manual for Judges & Magistrates 2019

  Built around procedures, precedents, and practices, the Fair Trial Manual is designed to show how Constitutional and human rights jurisprudence informs both the substantive and procedural aspects of criminal…

Mood

With Anthropocene Unseen: A Lexicon, the editors aim at a resource helpful for this task: a catalog of ways to pluralise and radicalise our picture of the Anthropocene, to make…

NLSIU Tops Law University Rankings 2021!

…July 2021 | India Today’s Rankings of Best Law Universities | Virtual Verdict https://www.nls.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/WhatsApp-Video-2021-08-03-at-1.02.29-PM.mp4   NLSIU topped India Today’s rankings of Best Law Universities in India. The University was ranked…

Health Centre Moves to a New Space on Campus

…(II) residence details including the name of the residence hall and room number (III) nature of the complaint (IV) the initial diagnosis (V) suggested course of action, and (VI) current…

Of Speech and Song in the Shadow of Krishna

…devotee public locked in an echo chamber crying out in pain. Somewhere, in the midst of this ramshackle town, everyone is joined in the expression of a common biraha [separation].”…

The Political Necessity of the Licence-Permit Raj

…disbandment of licencing in the wake of the 1991 reforms, much of the commentary overlooks the rationale and history of licencing. Industrial licencing emerged out of the nationalist discourse on…

The Duality of Deaths in the Sea

“Loss of life is tragic, period. However, one cannot help but notice the selective mourning, which seems to stem from sociopolitical apathy towards the refugees. The tragic agony in the…

Gender, Human Rights and Law : 2021 : Vol. 10

…non compliance with India’s obligations under the UNCRPD. A few key areas on women’s mental health looked at includeperceptions of women with mental illness, the human rights of women with…

Gender, Human Rights and Law : 2020 – Vol. 9

Gender morality is explored in “The Hindu Widow” by Ananya Hassan Satish as well as rights of sex workers by Himani Chauhan Areas of family law are explored through succession…

Country Reporter: India

…use of judges, labour law practitioners, industrial relations specialists and students who need or desire ready access to authoritative information of a comparative nature on problems arising in the field…

Cartel Leniency Programme in India—Why No Race Here?

[with Praveen Tripathi] This article evaluates the implementation of the cartel leniency programme by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) using comprehensive data covering all related decisions of the CCI…

Dalit Movements in India

…ritual-obsessed Hindus refusing to see the progressive spirits of the emerging world and studied as a branch of anthropology, suddenly began to be seen as a complex reality deeply embedded…

Alumni Weekend 2023! | December 16 & 17

…registration mandatory Note: Alumni are required to separately purchase tickets for the Alumni Association’s dinner. Kindly write to the Governing Board at nlsiu.alumni.worldwide@gmail.com for further details. Schedule: Sunday, 17th December…

Samadharma: Periyar’s idea for India

This essay explores Periyar’s idea of Samadharma, its relation to socialism and its commitment to equality and secularism. It also briefly discusses Section 295A and how it was used against…

Periyar’s Political Atheism

Intervening in contemporary debates around secularism, this article characterises the fight between New Atheism and religious extremism as a “false conflict”. The author argues that political atheism—drawn from his engagement…

Learnings from the new Bazball

Excerpt: “Bazball has two elements, neither of which are surprising. It encourages people to play without fear. But that’s not the only thing. It also encourages people to immerse themselves…

Biraha

Excerpt: The followers of Swami Shri Haridasji live in the sand-laden compound of Tatiasthan and assemble in song with devotees from the general public every evening. This musical tradition is…

Vandana Ramesh

…She holds a Post-Graduate Degree in Human Resource Management from Vidhya Vardhaka College of Engineering. She completed her B. Com Degree from Basudev Somani College, Mysore. Outside of work, Vandana…

Rule of Law – A Basic and Eternal Principle

…as ‘due process’, “natural justice”, ‘essential functions of legislatures’ are incapable of a comprehensive definition. But this difficulty is actually their strength because it makes them basic, elastic and eternal.”…

Chandana A

…Human Resource Management and Finance from Jain University. She complemented her B.Com degree from the Mount Carmel College, in Bengaluru. During her college years, she actively participated in various extracurricular…

Entry, Market Structures and Welfare

Conventionally, entry is thought to enhance welfare by enhancing competition and hence lowering prices and increasing the output. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, working with an n-firm Cournot oligopoly set…

Meet Our New LLM Students | AY 2023-24

…platform to deepen my understanding of the complex relationship between gender and the legal system. On pursuing law and your areas of interest: Following a comprehensive exploration of various subjects,…

Analysing Orders Granted under the PWDVA, 2005

This chapter describes the trends and patterns of usage of the PWDVA and examines judicial approaches towards adjudication under the Act. This chapter is based on an empirical analysis of…

Disability and caste bias: A shared struggle

This article makes a case for the commingling of caste and disability issues to make social justice movements more inclusive. According to the authors, “Anchoring the identities of caste and…

Policy Hackathon

…any hill state town. We expect solutions specifically dealing with concrete challenges such as Market spaces, Housing and Habitats, Informal settlements etc. The Competition Competition has two stages. In the…

Movie Night on Campus

Image Source: imdb.com The University is organising a movie night this Friday on campus for the NLS community. We are screening the critically acclaimed and multiple award-winning Malayalam film Kumbalangi…

Shubha Subramanian

…legal compliance, MIS Management and budgeting, and stakeholder management. She graduated with a gold medal in B.Com from Stella Maris College, Chennai, and holds an MBA in Finance, as well…

Conduct & Safety

…Student Bar Association () All complaints are treated seriously and will be resolved as early as possible. Any issues with registration and execution of complaints can be reported to com….

The Journey of Labour Regulation

More than 95% of working women are engaged in informal work. There is a similar over-representation of socially and economically marginalized groups – Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims, and OBCs. In the…