IDIA Fellowship for Young Lawyers
About the Fellowship
The IDIA Fellowship for Young Lawyers supports junior advocates from Kerala and Sikkim in building sustainable litigation careers. The fellowship is open to lawyers with zero to four years of experience who are permanent residents of these states. Selected fellows will work full time with senior trial court lawyers who have at least ten years of experience, allowing them to gain practical exposure across Munsiff, Magistrate, Subordinate, and District courts.
Fellows will work on litigation matters, legal aid, public interest cases, and collaborations with District Legal Services Authorities and civil society organizations. To ensure stability and growth, the fellowship provides a monthly stipend, foundational training, skill-building workshops, access to legal research databases, and ongoing performance review.
This initiative addresses the lack of mentorship and financial support available to young advocates while strengthening access to justice in underserved communities. It carries forward IDIA’s mission by extending diversity and representation from legal education into the courtroom.
Many of our Scholars have graduated. Interact with the map below to take a look at where they are now.
Professional Skills Development Partner
OUR Fellows:
Ashutosh, an IDIA Scholar from the 2025 batch, is a first-year student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. Born …
National Law University, Delhi Ashutosh, an extremely diligent and dedicated young man, hails from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Growing up in a family …
Born and raised in the slums of Khar, Mumbai, Atharva Minath Karanjkar’s journey is one of resilience, hard work, and unshakeable determination. …
Avadhuta Vamshi Krishna hails from the Warangal district of Telangana. When he joined us as a trainee, his father ran a small …
Ayshath Suhara hails from Kollam, Kerala and is currently pursuing her B.A. LL.B. at Al-Ameen Law College, affiliated with the Karnataka State …
Ayush Raj, hailing from Bihar, grew up witnessing how societal power holds more influence than wealth. Unlike many, Ayush’s choice to pursue …
National Law Univeristy, Odisha Ayushman Khadanga, from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, is a shining example of resilience and determination. Despite facing immense challenges, including …
Bala Nihal, a first-year B.A. LL.B. student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, hails from Patna, Bihar. …
Bankim hails from a small village, Satyanarayanpur, in the agricultural heartland of Bengal. When Bankim joined IDIA as a Trainee, his father …
Sundarshyam hails from Bethampudi village in Khammam District of Telangana State. He belongs to the nomadic Lambadi Tribe. His father is an …
Bhatt Raj hails from the small village of Sarwari, Barmar in Rajasthan. His father is a farmer and his mother is a …
Bhavna is a very cheerful young woman who works her way out of difficult situations with determination and hard work. She was …
Bhawani hails from Bikaner, Rajasthan. When he joined us as a trainee, his father’s annual income was Rs. 60,000. His mother is …
Aravind is a student with visual impairment from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. Even though he lost his eye-sight early on in his childhood …
Chanakya National Law University, Patna Bhola is a hardworking law student from Bhojpur, Bihar. He completed his 10th and 12th standard education …
Department of Law (Hazra Campus), Calcutta University Binayak hails from Bankura, a town in West Bengal known for its rich cultural heritage. …