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Nov 30, 2021
1 min

What Type Of Law School Alumnus Are You / Will You Be?

This quiz has been created by Rhea Prasad (Batch of 2024) and Lakshmi Nambiar (Batch of 2023). You’ve seen them in newspapers, at internships, at talks and even in the VC’s office, but have you ever wondered what type of law school alum you’ll be? Take Quirk’s BuzzFeed quiz to find out! Don’t forget to tag us on our social media if you share the result! If you enjoyed this quiz and want to procastinate a tad more before project subs, check out our ‘Which Place on Campus Are Y

Oct 19, 2021
19 min

Being an In-House Counsel at Hindustan Unilever: An Interview with Sharwari Pandit

The interview was conducted by Chiranth S. (Batch of 2025), Rhea Prasad (Batch of 2024) and Digvijay Singh (Batch of 2023). It is a part of our #AltCareers Series. The cover image is by Akshit Singla (Batch of 2024). Sharwari Pandit graduated from Law School in 2017 and worked as a Legal Manager at Hindustan Unilever Limited. She is currently pursuing her M.B.A. at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management. In this interview Quirk spoke to her about her time at Law School

Oct 7, 2021
5 min

The (Mis)adventures of the Internet Department (Part II)

*Part I can be found here. After the success of its Chandra-yaan Launch, Internet Department invents Time Travel! 8 October 2021 | Chiranth S The batch of 2025 began their 2nd glorious year at the No.1 Fountain of Legal Education (four times in a row now) with an unwelcome surprise. The numerically and emotionally drained class of 100 ‘intelligent law students’ had been divided into two sections – A and B, of roughly 50 students each. Each section would have different teacher

Sep 22, 2021
19 min

The NLSIU Calendar – Snapshots into Life at Law School

With November in Nagarbhavi quickly approaching, Quirk presents a Photo Journal, that documents all months of campus life. Starting from the first trimester jitters to the fun of third trimester, get ready for a run-down of everything to expect on campus. Don’t miss the nostalgic video by Ojas Chandaniha (Batch of 2025)! We thank everyone who contributed pictures for the same. If there’s one thing that the last eighteen months have proved, it’s that technology simply cannot r

Sep 19, 2021
6 min

Dear Batch of 2026

This letter has been penned by Dhawal M. and Ojas Chandaniha (Batch of 2025). The illustration is by Kajal Jamdare (Batch of 2025). To the incoming first years, First off, a big congratulations for cracking CLAT and making it into NLS. All those months and years of hard work and dreaming about being in the ‘top law school’ seems to have finally paid off. We apologise for sending out a welcome-letter weeks into your term. You see, we’re teen parents whose kids have been delive

Aug 28, 2021
1 min

Which Place on Campus Are You?

This quiz has been created by Rhea Prasad (Batch of 2024). Have you ever wondered which place on campus you are? Does your personality scream the comfort and warmth of Chetta or the yolo attitude of the Field? With the prospect of returning to campus looking bright, take Quirk’s BuzzFeed quiz to find out! Don’t forget to tag us on our social media if you share the result! If you enjoyed this quiz and want to procastinate a tad more before project subs, check out our ‘Which La

Aug 14, 2021
6 min

Exploring the “Fault” Lines at NLSIU: Executive Summary

This is the executive summary of Exploring the “Fault” Lines at NLSIU, a three part series on the student-admin relationship. It has been written by SayMadArthi, TooCoolForQuirk, Catalyst and StillWingingIt. The illustration is by Anonymous. You can find Part I discussing the problem of miscommunication here, Part II discussing the problems of mistrust, apathy and lack of inclusivity here, and Part III discussing the admin response to the Covid-19 pandemic here. Introduction

Jul 14, 2021
14 min

Exploring the “Fault” Lines at NLSIU: Part II – Measuring Mistrust and Apathy

This article has been written by TooCoolForQuirk, Catalyst, StillWingingIt, and SayMadArthi. The illustration is by Anonymous. This is Part II of Exploring the “Fault” Lines at NLSIU, a series on the student-admin relationship. This part explores the consequences and manisfestations of mistrust and apathy and suggests ways we can move forward. You can find Part I discussing the problem of miscommunication here. At NLS right now, the students and the admin are at each other’s

Apr 19, 2021
8 min

Caste – A̶ ̶C̶l̶a̶s̶s̶ ̶D̶i̶s̶c̶u̶s̶s̶i̶o̶n̶?̶ A Dreary Reality

This article has been written by A. Jahnavi (Batch of 2024). The illustration is by Akshit Singla (Batch of 2024) “It is for the majority to realise its duty not to discriminate against minorities. Whether the minorities will continue or vanish must depend upon the habit of majority. The moment the majority loses the habit of discriminating against the minority, the minorities can have no ground to exist. They will vanish, but that depends entirely upon the attitude of the ma

Mar 16, 2021
4 min

Do I Really Want to Go Back to Campus?

This post has been written by Puppy Person. The illustration has been made by Gunjan Jadiya (Batch of 2023). College has been closed for almost a year. What started off as a few weeks of shutdown, slowly increased by a few more days, a few more weeks, a few more months, until we reached almost a year of being away from campus. Now, when all these discussions are going on — about college reopening, coming back to campus, returning to our pre-pandemic routines, meeting our frie

Mar 12, 2021
5 min

Chutzpah

Prof. Nigam Nuggehalli graduated from NLSIU in 1997, and later returned to teach here as a Visiting Professor. He is currently Dean of BML Munjal University Law School. Prof. Nigam regularly writes a heartwarming series – ‘Letters to Law Students’, where he captures various facets of the law school experience. In this piece, he writes about the idea of chutzpah and how it makes a Lawschoolite stand out. The illustration was designed by Anshita Agrawal (Batch of 2023).[1] What

Feb 26, 2021
8 min

Crime And Professorship: An Interview with Mrinal Satish (Batch of 2001)

Mrinal Satish graduated from Law School in 2001. In this interview, Quirk spoke to him about his law school experience, his takeaways from his master’s at Yale, incorporating his learnings from both these institutions in his teaching methods, being a part of the Justice Verma Committee, and also learnt more about his interests outside of academia. Part I — Law School: 1. Who taught you Criminal Law in NLS and how was your experience? Why did you decide to teach Criminal Law a

Jan 7, 2021
6 min

A Letter to Yamuna

This piece has been written by Anonymous. The artwork is by Gunjan Jadiya (Batch of 2023). Dear First Year Girls, I know that you have had limited interaction with your seniors due to the constraints of an online trimester, and in the absence of a cozy Yamuna night on the Annapurna terrace, I feel that this gyaan is slightly overdue, so hopefully, this Quirk article will suffice.[1] I remember my initial weeks at NLS and the self-doubt that came with it. I think I speak for m

Dec 29, 2020
1 min

Cracking CLAT to Become a Box on Someone’s Laptop Screen

This artwork was created by Madhav Aggarwal (Batch of 2025). It illustrates his initial experience at NLS and offers a snapshot into education in the times of COVID-19. In the present times, whenever one goes to a new place, it is natural to want to click pictures and capture the memory. As I sat there attending my very first class at NLS, on Zoom, from my home, the only way I could think of doing that was to take a screenshot of my laptop screen. That is what this piece depi

Nov 20, 2020
6 min

A S̶o̶u̶t̶h̶ Indian in a college in S̶o̶u̶t̶h̶ India….

This piece has been written by Chetan R (Batch of 2024). The cover image has been created by Akshit Singla (Batch of 2024). This article is a part of our ‘Language Week’ series. You can read the other piece in the ‘Language Week’ series here. There’s often been a feeling amongst native North Indians that they wouldn’t be able to live in South India, and I guess the same holds true for natives from the South about living in North India as well. While the reasons for this may v

Nov 17, 2020
5 min

Hindi Venda Chetta

This article has been written by Vadikkiniyedath Sreedharan (Batch of 2024). The cover image has been illustrated by Anshita Agarwal (Batch of 2023). This article is a part of our ‘Language Week’ series. You can read the other piece in the series here. Like any other student coming into Law School, I had expectations of what the experience would be like. Of course, within the first few days of scammy classes and faffy professors, I realised it isn’t what we make it to be. The

Sep 5, 2020
2 min

Breaking News: NLSIU and the CLAT Consortium Break up!

DISCLAIMER: The following article is a work of satire. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons or actual events is purely coincidental, and is not to be taken as true. NLSIU and the CLAT Consortium Break Up! “This is worse than Brexit!!” says devastated shipper. September 5, 2020 | Special Quirk Investigative Team The day was Sept

Aug 31, 2020
5 min

Tarantino v. Turnitin: Projects, Pastiche, and Postmodernism

This article has been written by Karthik Rai (Batch of 2023). The cover picture has been illustrated by Anshita Agrawal (Batch of 2023). Bemused by the heavily alliterative rubric? I’m sure what Calvin Candie (played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained) is saying in this image is what’s resonating in your mind as you see the wacky title. Allow me to elaborate. Tarantino is one of the best modern-era directors. I hope you got to see at least some of Ta

Aug 28, 2020
1 min

Spiritus Throwback

This animation has been created by Gunjan Jadiya (Batch of 2023). I have been a part of the Sports Committee since my first year. In my time, I was only used to fretting, working, and going crazy during this time of the trimester. As I see all the memories popping up on my Instagram and Snapchat from the past two years, I cannot help but miss the insanely stressful yet most fun event that I have ever been a part of in Law School![1] I’m quite sad that I didn’t get the chance

Aug 9, 2020
4 min

Navigating Sexuality: Acethetic Musings

“Can we guess what your sexual orientation is, based on your choice of acethetic things?” This article has been written by Anonymous. Cover artwork by Lakshmi Nambiar (Batch of 2023). Hello there! Have you, like seemingly everyone else in this lockdown, been constantly horny? Do you dream of the day when you can free yourself from the shackles of social distancing and tear off the clothes of your lover/ (boring-but-they’re-kinda-cute-so-you’ll-roll-with-it) Tinder match/ part