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The unwilling lawyer: July 2011
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Viewed best in Mozilla Firefox browser.). Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Ranking Law Schools on CLAT preference. I debated a lot as to whether I should write on CLAT preference based law school ranking for this year. For past two years ( 2010. 8217; and ‘ CLAT 2011 Results. 8217; by Rajneesh Singh, ‘ Old-school CLAT prefswobble. Click on the image for larger size. As is clear from the visual evidence NLS is still on top, NALSAR is second choice but has a serious dent with about a quarter who could be at NALSAR o...
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The unwilling lawyer: December 2014
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Viewed best in Mozilla Firefox browser.). Monday, December 29, 2014. PK - life emulating art? If you have been living in India in the year 2014 (or an Indian living abroad, but in touch with happenings in India), you would be hard pressed to miss the controversy surrounding the film PK. The film seems to be a darling of controversy (if measured by number of FIRs and legal actions initiated against it) - in the filming stage FIR. And it promoted enmity between religious groups. Any additional cuts (I am w...
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The unwilling lawyer: March 2014
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Viewed best in Mozilla Firefox browser.). Thursday, March 6, 2014. Who are my leaders – some musings. In January 2011, Outlook magazine published a book excerpt. From Patrick French’s ‘India: A Portrait – An intimate biography of 1.2 billion people. 8217; The book was immensely readable and moderately enjoyable. However the excerpt in Outlook focussed on the hereditary nature of our leaders especially in the parliament. It was aptly titled ‘ The Princely State Of India. 8217; political culture. I decided...
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The unwilling lawyer: Law and Buddhism
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Viewed best in Mozilla Firefox browser.). Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Youngest of the three religions to evolve in BCE India. Buddhism has taught itself from the follies of its predecessors. And as a result charts out ‘an equitable path to lead life’. Thus from the point of view of a law student, a study of Buddhist mores and culture presents a unique scenario where one can delve into ancient religious texts and sanctions and impute a contemporaneous legal understanding to them. Aware of varying levels of com...
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The unwilling lawyer: April 2013
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Viewed best in Mozilla Firefox browser.). Friday, April 12, 2013. Why we should welcome Indian Judicial Service – ways to innovate and implement. Surprising to many Indian Judicial Service (IJS) is quite an old concept, Article 312 of the Indian Constitution. Specifically mentions its formation. Multitude of judicial commissions, reports etc. recommends its institution, yet we find the idea of IJS is on an eternal backburner. A variety of reasons can be ascribed for this. However there are ways in which ...
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The unwilling lawyer: Delhi the enduring capital
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Viewed best in Mozilla Firefox browser.). Sunday, July 13, 2014. Delhi the enduring capital. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than to read some quality articles from a magazine, given that Carvan. I came across an article titled ' Reeling in the Raj. Mixed with the stranglehold of Cinematograph Act of 1918 (which still survives today in different avatars) create a somewhat 'all is well' metauniverse. The author rightly points out that these newsreels were meant for British public and they ...
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The unwilling lawyer: Why we should welcome Indian Judicial Service – ways to innovate and implement
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Viewed best in Mozilla Firefox browser.). Friday, April 12, 2013. Why we should welcome Indian Judicial Service – ways to innovate and implement. Surprising to many Indian Judicial Service (IJS) is quite an old concept, Article 312 of the Indian Constitution. Specifically mentions its formation. Multitude of judicial commissions, reports etc. recommends its institution, yet we find the idea of IJS is on an eternal backburner. A variety of reasons can be ascribed for this. However there are ways in which ...
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The unwilling lawyer: May 2011
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Viewed best in Mozilla Firefox browser.). Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Whose picture is it anyway: The contagion spreads to Assam. It seems that newborn NLS&JAA (NLU of Assam) website. Copies the toddler NUSRL, Ranchi in freely borrowing inspiration. A quick glance at the website of NLU, Assam would show that directly below the masthead are three images: a cafeteria, stack of law books and an impressive dorian stairway. I could not find the staircase photo, I suspect it is the shot of UCL portico. Guest Post...
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The unwilling lawyer: December 2011
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Viewed best in Mozilla Firefox browser.). Thursday, December 15, 2011. The proliferation and brand dilution of National Law Universities. The National Law University (NLU) experiment started in 1987 with an aim to add new vigour to legal education, which in 70s and 80s. Formerly known as BVC and pupilage. Or law firms (via LPC. The 5 year integrated law school model strived hard on its own. Many reasons can be attributed to this explosive growth of National Law Universities across India, one of the main ...
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The unwilling lawyer: March 2012
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Viewed best in Mozilla Firefox browser.). Wednesday, March 14, 2012. How did Sherlock survive? Being a Sherlock Holmes. Fan, it was fantastic to discover ‘Sherlock’ series 1 on BBC. It is a re-adaptation of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes placing him in a modern day avatar in 2010 London. It was one of my favourite series while I was pursuing LLM in UK (when I also developed a liking for British classic sitcoms like Fawlty Towers. And Vicar of Dibley. The five storey fall off the Bartholomew Hospital.
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