National Law Institute University, Bhopal
Shekhar was born and brought up in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. His father sells and repairs weighing machines while his mother is a homemaker.
Shekhar learnt about the diverse opportunities available after graduation to law students through his cousin who graduated from a National Law University. Shekhar also learnt about the importance of law because of an unfortunate incident. His friend’s family was beaten up badly by some goons. They were not able to get justice despite filing an FIR and making several police complaints.
Shekhar had become fascinated by law as a career option when he had spoken to his cousin. After this incident, he became even more determined to pursue law as he understood that he can use the law as a tool to fight for the rights of people who do not get access to justice due to a lack of resources.
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, our former Chief Justice of India, is his inspiration and he aspires to be like him. Shekhar is a determined young man and he started preparing for CLAT on his own. He started searching for scholarships when he realised that the coaching and the law school fees are exorbitant and beyond the financial resources available to his family. He found out about IDIA during his search and was selected as an IDIA Trainee. IDIA has helped him financially, academically, and mentally every step of the way while he worked hard to prepare for CLAT. He was determined to overcome the inevitable language barriers arising from a lack of quality English training in his Hindi medium school and worked hard for cracking the law entrance examinations and got into NLIU, Bhopal.
Throughout his academic journey, he has distinguished himself as a prolific researcher and writer, contributing to prestigious international and national platforms such as the Penn State Arbitration Law Review, the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, and the International Law Blog at Middlesex University London. His competitive achievements are equally notable; he served as a researcher for the 18th Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court and was awarded Best Memorial at the 4th Trilegal National Technology Law Moot. Recently, he further cemented his expertise in commercial law by securing the Runner-up position at the SAM-Cross Border IBC Conference.
Beyond his individual accolades, Shekhar holds significant leadership positions as the Head of the Content Review team for the Centre for Labour Laws and as a Senior Editor for the NLIU Law Review. In his personal time, he stays grounded by reading non-fiction, working out, and playing badminton and table tennis, living by the philosophy of embracing life without regrets.
