1. What made you take up law?
Many a times I have been asked this question and almost all
the time I have responded to it lightly that I didn't get into
anything else and law was the only area that was left for me to
be tested. Though there is an element of truth to it, I was a
science student in 10+2 and gave all the engineering exams that
were expected out of me be it IIT, AIEEE, VIT, and the unending
list. But I believe this is the right platform to tell you all about
my decision to go with law. And the answer lies in two words,
my parents. Both of them belong to the teaching fields in
commercial arts and visual arts, but never ever did they force
me to take up anything against my will. The story is very
simple to comprehend, I always saw Baba getting entangled
into one or the other cases, regarding property, regarding
promotion, regarding financial matters, and I saw him
struggling on the days when his matters used to come up and
the courts simply went on adjourning the matters for a new
date. It causes great impatience to see someone who has taught
you how to walk and talk suffer so much because of our gradual
and mundane system. I was eager to know where the roots to
the problems lie and what could be done about them, and thats
how the interest in law took its shape and I worked to get
through CLAT and then Nirma happened. One of the most
beautiful and learning experiences that I have ever had in my
life so far, began from ILNU. Even though it might seem highly
unlikely, this story truly is the only reason for me to take up
law as a career.
2. You have been an inspiration for many. Who has been your
inspiration?
If you had asked me this question 5 years ago I would have
answered it quite differently and without taking a single pause,
gone on and said that it was my parents. But over time, I have
realized that this isn't my real case. I feel honoured when you
say that I have been an inspiration for many, but I might
disappoint you with this answer. For me, I am my own
inspiration. And this doesn't come from a high-headed attitude
that many might mistake it for, or having a self loathing
outlook or a feeling that everyone is lesser than me, or that I
need none to live my life with, no...and i hope you don't take me
wrong. Its simply that, all my life, after i have understood my
thoughts, it is you who needs to determine the course of your
life. Your parents would always be your concrete support, so
will be your peers, your teachers and above all, the Almighty,
but at the end of the day, it all boils down to what you are
going to do with your life that lies ahead of you. You can follow
what people around you have to say, and in case you fail, you
will always have them to blame. If you have your own self, you
yourself decide whats going to be the best for you, then thats it,
it is your burden to carry and it is your responsibility to
shoulder and to make way for yourself, to fight your fears and
to win your battles. You've got to stand up for yourself, because
perhaps not everyone and not every time, you would find
someone who can do it for you. You drive your own inspiration.
Always value those who matter to you in your life and those
who have impacted you in good or bad ways.
3. How did you manage academics along with your extra
curricular activities ?
Its a very tricky question with a very simple answer. I can
explain to you my version of it and this is how it goes...You
always need popcorn/nachos when you watch a movie, you
always need a dessert when you go out for a meal, and thats
how i see the relation between academics and extra curricular
activities. Both of them are very essential to build one's
persona and to learn how to take on new challenges with the
most effective solutions. Its always a matter of prioritisation
that plays a very crucial role. And not everyone has a similar
perspective about this. How was i able to manage it, easy to
state, I fell in love with both.
4. How did Nirma help you shape your goals?
I owe everything that I have today on my CV and as an
individual, to the Institute of Law. And its not just the name
but all the people behind that name who I have to thank and
feel gratitude towards. We were the second batch of law after
ILNU was established and we were the ones who had a
plethora of opportunities ahead of us. And ILNU gave them to
us served on the platter. Be it from being a student in the class,
to being a master of ceremony, to participating in the moots
and to representing the Institute at the national and
international levels, to becom