Hyderabadi at heart, Kumar Panda had to move to Mumbai after he secured admission to Government Law College (GLC), Mumbai in 2013. His schooling took place in Hyderabad, where he heard about IDIA and found out about law as a career option, after which he was determined to get into a law school. As a student at GLC, Kumar showed interest and participated in various law school activities including moots and committees. He also did quite a few internships with various law firms.
Kumar managed the backend of the IDIA website for a long time and also helped out the IDIA Mumbai chapter as much as he could. He was our resident techie, known among his friends and colleagues to have a keen interest in anything tech. He continues to assist IDIA in many ways whenever he gets the time.
Currently, Kumar is working as a Principal Associate at Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan in the Corporate Advisory team at the Hyderabad office.