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4. "Perveen Mistry investigates": representing the first Indian female lawyer in fiction.

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Gangwar, Shivangi

Subjects
*LEGAL professions, *WOMEN heroes, *WOMEN lawyers, *LAWYERS, *FICTIONAL characters, *FEMALES
Abstract

Sujata Massey's lawyer-detective heroine Perveen Mistry is based on the real-life Cornelia Sorabji and Mithan Lam, the first female Indian lawyers. Over the course of three published novels, Mistry is shown as a true hero with agency over her life, one who investigates, gets into trouble, and ultimately solves cases, albeit with a little help from others. While there has been some representation of women legal professionals in Indian movies or series, the Perveen Mistry series marks the first such depiction in print. Since Mistry is based on real female lawyers, Massey has remained true to the historical realities of pre-Independence India. In this paper, I will examine how realistic is the portrayal of Perveen Mistry as India's first female lawyer, drawing comparisons with Sorabji's and Lam's lives and the lived experiences of women lawyers today. I will also undertake a close textual reading of the novels to attempt a socio-political analysis of the three books' plots and their role in making or breaking the female lead character. Emphasis will be placed on the interconnected themes of gender, religion, time, and law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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7. Examining the livingmetaphor in the Indian Constitution

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Gangwar, Shivangi and Pagedar, Aishwarya

Abstract

One popular understanding of the Indian Constitution is that it is a livingdocument that evolves with time. Even though this metaphor has been used consistently by all three branches of the Indian state, its use in Indian legal texts is underexplored—as of most metaphors generally. In this article, we critically evaluate the application of the livingmetaphor in Indian constitutional discourse. We first provide an overview of the use of metaphors generally, and especially in the legal field. We then identify the origins and trace the use of the livingmetaphor by studying select Supreme Court judgments which have likened the Constitution to a livingtext and analyse the Court’s reasons, if any, for doing so. A comparative analysis of how the Canadian, US, and Australian courts have employed the livingmetaphor demonstrates how the Indian experience differs in its application of the metaphor. We find that the Supreme Court has used different variants of the livingmetaphor, primarily to expand the ambit of Part III of the Constitution. However, due to the inconsistent and unreliable use of this metaphor, we find that this has the potential to lead to illiberal results. We thus make a case for the formulation of a doctrine of livingconstitutionalism which we think will be more resilient to anti-democratic challenges.

Published
2022
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9. SOME THOUGHTS ON THE CORONA SEMESTER.

Author

GANGWAR, SHIVANGI

Subjects
*COVID-19, *EDUCATORS, *ONLINE education, *TEACHING, *CONTRACTS
Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic presented educators across the world with a unique set of challenges. In this Article, I reflect on my experience of transitioning to the online medium mid-semester without much preparation. I compare the vastly dissimilar experiences of conducting classes "physically" and remotely, highlighting the difficulties I experienced in translating to the online realm, and the pedagogical methods I usually employed while teaching Contract law to first-year students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2021

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