Celebrating 100 Years Of Women In Law In India: Film Launch & Panel Discussion [25th October]
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Celebrating 100 Years Of Women In Law In India: Film Launch & Panel Discussion [25th October]

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2023 marked the centenary of the Legal Practitioner's Act of 1923, which first granted women the right to practise law in India. To commemorate & discuss the past, present & future of womaning in the Indian legal profession from an intersectional praxis, The Society for Democratic Rights, University of Cambridge is organising a Film Launch & Panel Discussion on. To commemorate & discuss the past, present & future of womaning in the Indian legal profession from an intersectional praxis, The Society for Democratic Rights, University of Cambridge is organising a Film Launch & Panel Discussion on 'CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF WOMEN IN LAW' The launch of the film VISIBLE - by Bhumika Billa, a Ph.D student at Cambridge with the University of Cambridge, is being co- A Keynote Speech will be delievered by Justice Hima Kohli, followed by a panel discussion. Panellists Ms. Vibha Datta Makhija Ms. Jayna Kothari Ms. Sanchita Ain Moderator: Ms. Suhasini Haidar Details of the Event: Date: 25th October 2024 Venue: Constitution Club of India Register at: https://forms.gle/Ntcxj6oN4dU39Vd19

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