Fellows Blog List & Details: LPPYF Law And Public Policy Youth Fellowship- Cohort 5.0 Summer’25 | Theme: The Legal And Governance Landscape Of Women’s Empowerment In India - IMPRI Impact And Policy Research Institute

LPPYF Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship- Cohort 5.0 Summer’25 | Theme: The Legal and Governance Landscape of Women’s Empowerment in India | An Online National Summer School Program | A Three-Month Immersive Online Law and Public Policy Awareness Certificate Training Course and Internship Program | June – August 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning

Fellows Blog List

Fellows blog list
LPPYF Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship- Cohort 5.0 Summer’25
An Online National Summer School Program
A Three-Month Immersive Online Law and Public Policy Awareness Certificate Training Course and Internship Program
Jun (10, 17, 24) July (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) Aug (5, 19, 26), 2025
Classes on consecutive Tuesday evenings & Research Essay Submission
IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
Blog Title	Fellow name

Transforming Rural India: The Role of Inclusive Education Institutions in BuildingBrighter Futures for Poor, Marginalised and Backwards Sections of Society	Siddhartha Valande
Justice on Paper: Why Public Policy Still Fails Rural Women	Ankit Vardani
Singareni Collieries in Sathupalli: Community Perspectives,Environmental Realities, and the Changing Face of Rural Telangana	Rachel Grace Namburi
Deepfake’s Violence and the Law’s Silence: A Feminist Call for Digital Justice	Gaatha Sarvaiya
Beyond One-Third: Reimagining Women’s Power in India’s Democratic Renaissance	Sidharth Patra
Towards Inclusive Workplaces: Rethinking Maternity Leave and Childcare Access for Urban Women Workers	Antara Gupta
The impact of political awareness in shaping political participation of women: A qualitative reflection on the Women’s reservation Act, 2023	Pradeesha C
Feminism Across Fault Lines: Rethinking Gender, Law, and Justice with Gen Z Women in India	Yogita Leve
From marginalised to mainstream: women in rural political space	Anand Sagar
Unseen and Undermined: The Workplace Bias Divorced Women Silently Battle	Dr Mitashree Tripathy
Women Reservation and Its Practical Reality: A Critical Review of Policy and Practice in India	Arshia Bhatnagar
Children at the Margins: Rights, Law, and Conflict in India’s Fragile Regions: Protecting Children in Conflict Zones – Legal Frameworks and Governance Challenges	Aayushi Shah
From Margins To Mandates: How Rural Women’s Collectives are Reclaiming Governance in India	Bhairvi Kushwah
When Women Join the Boardroom, But Don’t Get a Seat at the Table	Swagat Dash
The Unseen Battle: Why Our Laws fail Neurodivergent and Disabled Women- An Elaboration	Tanya Kesharwani
Sustainable Development Goals and Women: Bridging the Global Promise with Local Realities	Prof. Aparna Uma Raman

An Online National Summer School Program

A Three-Month Immersive Online Law and Public Policy Awareness Certificate Training Course and Internship Program

LPPYF Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship- Cohort 5.0 Summer’25

Details of the #WebPolicyLearning
Dates: Jun (10, 17, 24) July (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) Aug (5, 19, 26), 2025
Classes on consecutive Tuesday evenings
Time: 6 – 8 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom & Research Essay Writing

Session Experts

Adv Dr Albertina Almeida, Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Goa; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI

Prof Ceena Paul, Professor, Department of Economics, M.D. Shah College for Women, Mumbai

Ms Vahida Nainar, Independent Researcher, Gender & Human Rights Consultant

Prof Saumya Uma, Professor, Jindal Global Law School and Director, Centre for Women’s Rights(JGLS)

Adv Audrey D’Mello, Director, Majlis Legal Centre, Mumbai; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI

Prof N. Manimekalai, Director, Center for Women’s Development Studies, (An Autonomous Research Institute supported by the Indian Council of Social Science Research), New Delhi

Prof Sanjukta Bhattacharya, Retired Professor, International Relations, Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Ms Amarjeet Kaur, General Secretary, All-India Trade Union Congress

Ms Neeta Hardikar, Executive Director, ANANDI