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Riding high on Rhodes

Staff Reporter

NLSIU gold medal winner says he wants to pursue litigation

He is all set to head to Oxford University for higher studies
‘Litigation gives you greater contact with the legal quest'

Niranjan V.

BANGALORE: Besides bagging 12 gold medals and graduating at the top of his class at the National Law School of India University, Niranjan V. also bears the distinction of being among this year's five Rhodes Scholars from India.

All set to join the portals of the esteemed Oxford University to pursue a postgraduate degree, a Bachelors in Civil Law, this fresh lawyer is visibly excited. An all-rounder during his student days, he tells The Hindu that he has more than one reason to be excited. “The course at Magdalen, where I will be reading next year, is an excellent and thorough one and provides students with wide exposure,” he says.

Apart from this, being a fan of the English professional football club Chelsea, he is also excited that he will be staying just an hour away from the team's home base. Mr. Niranjan is also an avid reader and has participated in International Moot courts in Jessup and Vienna. Having “non-academic” interests, he feels is important, when it comes to winning a scholarship like the Rhodes, where being a “book worm” just isn't enough.

Mr. Niranjan is clear what he wants to do. Unlike your average law graduate who tends towards corporate law firms, he knows that he wants to litigate. “I have always wanted to litigate. It is that aspect of law that gives you greater contact with the legal quest,” he explains. He adds that before joining NLSIU, he had read about the life and legacy of renowned jurist Nani Palkhiwala.

Since then, I have studied and read his cases in some detail and have followed the glorious tradition of the Bombay Bar. “It is this that draws me towards litigation.” After completing his Ph.D., he says he will return to India and practice as an advocate.

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