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:
Golla Madhu, a young and determined individual from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, has never let his visual impairment define his limitations. Born completely …
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi Govind Kumar Pathak belongs to Bihar but was born and brought up in Delhi. His family …
Govind Saini hails from Ganga Nagar City, Rajasthan. His father is a shopkeeper and his mother is a homemaker. His family of …
Gudduru Sudheer Reddy hails from the Nalgonda district in Telangana. His father, a factory worker with an annual income of INR 58,000, …
National Law University, Odisha Gyanesh Mishra belongs to Madhupur, a city in Deoghar district of Jharkhand. He completed his 10th standard education from …
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar Harsh Amipara, a dedicated law student at Gujarat National Law University, hails from Majevadi, a small village …
National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi In the picturesque district of Kannur, Kerala, resides an extraordinary young girl whose unwavering determination …
Hritik hails from Kolkata. His father had a small manufacturing business. Life took a turn for Hritik when he was in Class …
ILS Law College, Pune Hunny is currently in his fourth year (eighth semester) at ILS, Pune. He hails from a border district …
Nat’nl Univ. of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi Intisar, a resident of Lucknow, is a bright and hardworking IDIA Scholar who …
Institute of Law, Nirma University
Ishita hails from Hetampur, a small village in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. Ishita’s journey is marked by quiet strength, perseverance, …
National Law University, Odisha Rakesh does not know any lawyer in his family and friends’ circles, but he chose to study law …
National Law School of India University Jai Singh is currently in his third year at NLSIU, Bangalore, where he has established himself …
Eshwar, a resident of Darlapudi, Vishakhapatnam, belongs to a family that is no stranger to tragedy. Around ten years ago, his father was …
Jitendra Majhi hails from a tribal village called Renu in the Gajapati district of Odisha. His parents are farmers, and one of …