LPPYF Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship- Cohort 5.0 Summer’25 | Theme: The Legal and Governance Landscape of Women’s Empowerment in India | An Online National Summer School Program | A Three-Month Immersive Online Law and Public Policy Awareness Certificate Training Course and Internship Program | June – August 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
Participants List & Details
| Participants List & Details | |||
| LPPYF Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship – Cohort 5.0 Summer’25 | |||
| Theme: The Legal and Governance Landscape of Women’s Empowerment in India | |||
| An Online International Summer School Program | |||
| A Three-Month Immersive Online Law and Public Policy Awareness Certificate Training Course and Internship Program | |||
| June (10, 17, 24), July (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) & Aug (5, 19, 26), 2025 | |||
| Classes on Eight Consecutive Tuesdays & Creative Project Research Essay Submission | |||
| 6 – 8 p.m. IST | Zoom | |||
| IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | |||
| Name | Designation | Organisation | Location |
| Aayushi Shah | Student | SOAS, University of London | London, England |
| Anand Sagar | Student | IIT Guwahati | Biharsharif |
| Ananya Sitoke | BA Pol Science | LSR, DU | Delhi |
| Ankit Vardani | Law Graduate | Aspiring Policy Researcher | N/A | Jodhpur |
| Antara Gupta | Student | NALSAR University of Law | Hyderabad |
| Arshia Bhatnagar | Student | Banaras Hindu University | Gurugram |
| Bhairvi Kushwah | Student | Jamia millia Islamia | Ahmedabad |
| Dr. Mitashree Tripathy | Asst Professor | Birla Global University | Bhubaneswar |
| Ekta Arora | Student | University of Delhi | Delhi |
| Gaatha Bharat Sarvaiya | Student | Amity University | Mumbai |
| Namburi Rachel Grace | Law Student | Lovely Professional University, Punjab | Rejerla Village, Telangana |
| Oishi Dewanjee | Student | MAHE, Manipal | Kolkata |
| Pradeesha C | Undergraduate Student | Pondicherry University | Puducherry |
| Prof Dr Aparna Uma Raman | Director | Innomantra & Aura Earth Foundation | Bangalore |
| Samah Kaur Kohli | Student | Heritage Xperiential Learning School Gurgaon (Graduating class of 2025) | Gurgaon |
| Siddharth Valande | Research Assistant | Symbiosis Institute of management Studies | Pune |
| Sidharth Patra | Incoming 1st Year Law Student (BBA LLB) | Symbiosis Law School, Noida | New Delhi |
| Srishti | 4th year law student | Symbiosis Law School Hyderabad | Hyderabad |
| Swagat Dash | Assistant Professor | Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar |
| Tanya Kesharwani | Student | SPPU | Pune |
| Yogita Leve | PG Student at IGNOU | Emerging Author | IGNOU | Shujalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
#IMPRI Centre for Human Dignity and Development, IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
An Online National Summer School Program
A Three-Month Immersive Online Law and Public Policy Awareness Certificate Training Course and Internship Program
LPPYF Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship– Cohort 5.0 Summer 2025
Theme: The Legal and Governance Landscape of Women’s Empowerment in India
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning
Dates: Jun (10, 17, 24) July (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) Aug (5, 19, 26), 2025
Classes on consecutive Tuesday evenings
Time: 6 – 8 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom & Research Essay Writing
Event Page & Details: https://www.impriindia.com/event/lppyf-law-and-public-policy-youth-fellowship-cohort-5-0-summer25/
Program Experts

Chair: Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI
Lead Advisor & Legal Hands-on Sessions: Adv Dr Shalu Nigam, Visiting Senior Fellow IMPRI; Advocate, Author, and Researcher, Gender and Human Rights
Session Experts
Adv Dr Albertina Almeida, Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Goa; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Prof Ceena Paul, Professor, Department of Economics, M.D. Shah College for Women, Mumbai
Ms Vahida Nainar, Independent Researcher, Gender & Human Rights Consultant
Prof Saumya Uma, Professor, Jindal Global Law School and Director, Centre for Women’s Rights(JGLS)
Adv Audrey D’Mello, Director, Majlis Legal Centre, Mumbai; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Prof N. Manimekalai, Director, Center for Women’s Development Studies, (An Autonomous Research Institute supported by the Indian Council of Social Science Research), New Delhi
Prof Sanjukta Bhattacharya, Retired Professor, International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Ms Amarjeet Kaur, General Secretary, All-India Trade Union Congress
Ms Neeta Hardikar, Executive Director, ANANDI
Convenors:
Dr Ajay Gudavarthy, Associate Professor at the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU); Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Adv Celin Thomas, Advocate, Celin Thomas and Associates, Bengaluru; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO & Editorial Director, IMPRI
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI
Coordinators:
Swetha Shanker Pydimarry, Visiting Researcher & Assistant Editor
Reet Lath, Visiting Researcher & Assistant Editor
Previous Cohorts:
LPPYF – Cohort 4.0 Winter’24 – Theme: Inclusivity in Peace and Conflict Resolution: Rethinking Policy, Advocacy and Implementation
LPPYF – Cohort 3.0 Summer’24 – Theme: Advancing Justice: Bridging Gaps in Public Policy Enforcement
LPPYF – Cohort 2.0 Winter’23 – Theme: Promoting Human Rights and Ending Gender-Based Violence
LPPYF Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship Summer’23
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