Allen & Overy enters into an MOU with IDIA for offering internships to IDIA Scholars
IDIA Charitable Trust (IDIA) and Allen & Overy will collaborate on an internship programme to support IDIA Scholars studying in law schools in India. Pursuant to the collaboration, Allen & Overy will offer a four-week long internship to an IDIA Scholar in the fourth or fifth year of their studies at its Singapore office for […]
IDIA Uttar Pradesh Chapter Conducted a Legal Awareness Session with Sadbhavna Trust
The Legal Services Vertical of IDIA – UP Chapter conducted a legal awareness session in collaboration with the Sadbhavna Trust, Lucknow. The session included spreading awareness on topics like the laws on domestic violence, process of filing an FIR, various welfare government schemes, and legal aid. About the Legal Services Vertical of IDIA – UP […]
A transformative expedition and a visit to meet Mr. Rahul Gandhi – Radhika, Mridula and other stories
– Anita Elizebeth Babu* On 16 August 2021, we set out on a brief visit to Wayanad as representatives of IDIA for a lunch hosted Mr. Rahul Gandhi, Member of Parliament from Wayanad, Kerala for the tribal students from the district who cleared CLAT with the assistance of IDIA. Little did we imagine the depth […]
Finding a Purpose in Your Life – IDIA Scholars Corner
IDIA Scholar Sushant shares the story of a small fish in a pond who went on to achieve new heights. This story is inspired by his own experiences, struggles, aspirations and triumphs. [TW: Suicide] Once there lived a fish in a small pond, who was very confident, and who believed in changing the rule […]
IDIA Signs a MOU with CAN Foundation for Supporting IDIA Scholars under Project Dhanajay
IDIA Charitable Trust and Confederation of Alumni for National Law Universities (CAN Foundation or CAN) have tied-up through a Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’), in regard to one of CAN’s flagship projects, ‘Dhananjay’. The objective of the tie-up is to assist the financially underprivileged legal aspirants recommended by IDIA in pursuing a career in litigation. The […]
IDIA Jharkhand Chapter Reaches out to Five Hundred Students in Latehar
The IDIA Jharkhand Chapter which operates out of National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi conducted mass sensitisation sessions in Latehar. Latehar is a remote district in Jharkhand, which is located about 120 kms away from their college campus in Ranchi. This district, like many others in India, faces high illiteracy rate and […]
IDIA Punjab Chapter’s First Essay Writing Competition
IDIA Punjab Chapter conducted its 1st first Essay Writing Competition in the memory of Late Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer. It was a fundraiser competition to support the activities of the Chapter such as sensitisations and training. The competition was judged by Dr. Tanya Mander Assistant Professor of Law, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law and […]
IDIA students from diverse backgrounds soar to new heights in law entrance examinations
IDIA Charitable Trust (IDIA) is ready to welcome its new batch of Scholars including Jai Singh Rathor, who has performed brilliantly and obtained All India Rank 3 in Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020. Belonging to a small place in Patna district, Jai overcame many issues including financial struggles to emerge as one of the […]
IDIA Kerala Chapter Organises a Sanitary Napkin Collection Drive and a Sensitisation Session at a Girls’ Orphanage
The Legal Aid vertical and the Sensitisation vertical of the IDIA Kerala chapter visited Swanthanam, an orphanage for girls at Edathala, Kochi, on 28 January 2020, to organise an interactive sensitisation session about legal education and law as a career. Prior to the visit, the team decided to organise a collection drive in the National […]
IDIA – Jashpur District Administration Sensitisation Programme 2019
Jashpur district lies in the north-eastern corner of the state of Chhattisgarh, bordering the states of Odisha and Jharkhand. It is a district with a majority tribal population. The IDIA Chhattisgarh Chapter comprising of students from the Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU) in association with the Jashpur district administration, launched a collaborative project in […]