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PhD Candidate (Jindal Global University 2020 - Present)

LLM (SOAS University of London 2014-2015) 

B.A.LL.B. Hons. (WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata 2009-2014)
 

Prof. Aditi

Associate Professor

Email aditi@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0001-9246-1928
Key Expertise Law and Democracy, Administrative Law, Election Law, Sociology of Law

PhD Candidate (Jindal Global University 2020 - Present)

LLM (SOAS University of London 2014-2015) 

B.A.LL.B. Hons. (WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata 2009-2014)
 

Biography

Aditi is an Associate Professor at Jindal Global Law School. She completed B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from National University of Juridical Sciences in Kolkata in 2014. Thereafter she pursued an LLM from SOAS, University of London, where she worked extensively on South Asian Public Laws and Politics, graduating in 2015. She has been awarded a research fellowship from Humboldt University, Berlin in 2017. She has been pursuing a Doctorate degree from Jindal Global University under the supervision of Prof Shiv Visvanathan. Her research interests, though centered in public law and politics, often have an interdisciplinary inclination.

Administrative Law

Law of Crimes

Family Law

Awarded a short term research fellowship by the Chair for Public Law and Comparative Law, Humboldt University Berlin (Oct-Dec 2017).

Collaborated with Tata Institute of Social Sciences and Election Commission of India for a guest lecture in their Master’s program on International Electoral Management Practices (March 2025)

Reviewed Policy Report on Delimitation and Federalism by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (2024) 

Consulted with Surana and Surana International Attorneys on a Criminal Matter (2022)
 

Short Term Research Fellowship, Humboldt University Berlin, 2017

Aditi, “Rights or Freebies? Alternative Imaginations of the Welfare State in the Indian Context”, Administration & Society, 57(7), 2025, 969-998. (Scopus Q1) https://doi.org/10.1177/00953997251357206

Aditi, “The Glory of Cause: Mythical Renditions of Bhagat Singh”, Seminar 755 July 2022, available at: https://www.india-seminar.com/2022/755/755-03%20ADITI.htm

Consulted with Surana and Surana International Attorneys on a Criminal Matter (2022)

Aditi & von Achenbach, J. (2021). "Electoral systems and representation". In Democratic Constitutionalism in India and the European Union, Ed. Philipp Dann and Arun K. Thiruvengadam, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. (Scopus indexed) https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789901573

Aditi (2021) “Crafty Alternatives: Re- defining Development and Sustainability in Asia”. in Exploring Asia: Concepts and Context, Vyas & Siwakoti (eds), Chapter-2, Pg. 50-59, published by Lex & Juris Publication Pvt. Ltd., Nepal, 2021, ISBN – 978-9937-0-9353-8, E-ISBN – 978-9937-0-9354-5

Aditi, Vikrant Singh, Aman Ashesh (2020). “Redrawing the Electoral Boundaries: Debunking the Doxas of Delimitation” Samanvaya Research Series, Vol. 1. December 2020, available at https://www.pmf.org.in/research-series/samanvaya-research-series-vol-1/

“Social Enterprises: Process Lessons from Craftsmanship”, presented at the South Asia Conference on Social Enterprise at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (7th- 10th January 2020)

Aditi (2019) “Possibilities of Dara Shikoh: Mythical Foundations of Peace”, Seminar Magazine 719 July 2019, 18

Aditi, “Bhagat Singh- The character beyond linear history”, The Tribune, 28th March 2019, available at https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/bhagat-singh-the-character-beyond-linear-history-749435

Joint Editor of the Seminar Magazine July 2019 Issue

Aditi (2019) “Possibilities of Dara Shikoh: Mythical Foundations of Peace”, Seminar Magazine 719 July 2019, 18

“Crafty Alternatives: Re-defining Development and Sustainability in South Asia” presented at International Conference organized by Asian Association of Law Professors in Nepal. (09th-10th July 2019)

“Fake News: Theorizing the Problem”: Guest Speaker at a seminar on Social media and Democracy organized by Apex Council of Culture, Government of Kerala. (30th-31st March 2019)

Aditi, “Bhagat Singh- The character beyond linear history”, The Tribune, 28th March 2019, available at https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/bhagat-singh-the-character-beyond-linear-history-749435

Joint Editor of the Seminar Magazine July 2019 issue.

Peer Reviewer for Verfassung und Recht in Ăśbersee (VRĂś)/ World Comparative Law (2018

Aditi, Misria Shaik Ali, “Why we should fear a Hindu Rashtra”, Outlook, 22nd May 2018, available at https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/why-we-should-fear-a-hindu-rashtra-a-counter-argument/312082

“Merging the Pink and Blue: Advertising Segregation based on Gender Stereotypes” presented at the International Conference on Responsible Marketing at Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jamshedpur (January 2017)

Aditi (2015) Politics of Electoral Reform in India in SOAS Law Journal Volume 2 Issue 2 (August 2015) Newspaper Commentaries:

Aditi (2015) Politics of Electoral Reform in India in SOAS Law Journal Volume 2 Issue 2 (August 2015)

Aditi (2015) “Elections and Media: Regulation of Opinion Polls” published in Elenchus Law Review, Vol 1 No. 1 (January 2015)
Email aditi@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0001-9246-1928
Key Expertise Law and Democracy, Administrative Law, Election Law, Sociology of Law