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Then they came for the farmers, but I did not protest as I was not a farmer.
Then..
1. TMC has tweeted distancing itself from Kalyan's comments
https://x.com/AITCofficial/status/1938977044567859565
2. Mahua Moitra, who publicly fought with Kalyan recently, has said the same.
https://x.com/MahuaMoitra/status/1938981602534854819
Friend raping friend, eh???
😡😡😡
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kolkata-rape-case-monojit-mishra-marks-around-neck-chest-ndtv-accesses-kolkata-rape-case-medical-report-8784026?pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll
This is horrible character assassination of the girl and the BCI should intervene here.
Then they came for a law student. But I did not protest, as this was not my law school.
Then they came for me. But there was nobody left to protest for me.
What all things to do? To best utilize this last few months in his campus.
Summary: OP entering last year, wants to know how you lived your final year and how would you like to live it again if life gives you another chance.
Regards,
Viij.
> Rooms meant for two now house three students. In the women’s hostels, there are no fans, just two study tables for three people, and one shared almirah. Washrooms are overcrowded, common spaces are unusable, and no infrastructure upgrades have been made to support the increased numbers.
> The trimester has been shortened, taking a toll on people's mental health, but batch sizes are ballooning — with over 300 B.A. LL.B. students in one batch and more to come. There simply aren’t enough professors, and the quality of teaching has gone down significantly. Most courses feel rushed and impersonal, and many students skip their own classes just to attend lectures by a handful of competent faculty.
> First-year students aren’t even getting core law courses anymore. Subjects like History, Torts, and Legal Methods have been replaced by vague modules like "Numbers," "Narrative," and "Professionalism," with no clarity on how they help build legal foundations.
> A new B.A. (Hons.) batch has been introduced and is being given on-campus accommodation — worsening the space crunch. Extracurricular activities like moots and journals can't possibly support everyone anymore.
> There is no financial assistance for moots, no policy for attendance condonation, and no proper grievance redressal mechanism. Fees keep increasing, but there’s no transparency, and certainly no matching rise in support or infrastructure. Students are exhausted. The campus feels overrun. The academic environment is collapsing. And somehow, this is being packaged as “reform” or “vision.”
> Miserable is the only word for it.
NLU degrees being preferred and foreign llms/ phds being preferred has little to do with connections. It has a lot to do with - is your degree worth something. Is the program rigorous/scam. Are your grades a reliable metric for what you know and can do. That’s also not connections. NLUs don’t admit based on who your daddy is. They admit based on CLAT. Study hard and crack it. It’s a stupid exam anyway.
Perhaps you want to say it’s all about who you know and connections because you want to explain away your own lack of achievement. But nearly everyone I have met in academia, here and abroad, has been first generation in law / in academia. There’s only a handful of exceptions. They aren’t succeeding because of who they know- they’re succeeding because of what they know and what they can do.
The latest kid to get into Yale is a first generation disabled learner. No connections except those he made by being good at his job.
If you cannot conduct yourself like an adult and insist on calling others “dumb AF”. I’m afraid you’re just exposing the level of intellect and professionalism that would close some professional doors for you.
This is truly huge and a new benchmark for India. It is worth much more than even 1000 Rhodes Scholars in impact for the nation.
Always slow hi rahenge.
Your narrative is nonsense. You’re being given a shot. That’s more than most get, it’s definitely not the firm’s job to guarantee you a PPO.
You're not owed anything beyond the opportunity you’ve got. Use it. Prove yourself. Or don’t. But spare us the outrage over firms not curating some exclusive fantasy internship for you and caring for your "hopes and dreams". If you’re in, be grateful—and then get to work.
1. Keep trying. In low intensity places.
2. Find ways to practice. At home.
3. Watch people. In court or movies.
4. Use your hands. Actions release tension.
5. Find phrases. Its to cover your mistakes.
6. Find a style. Play a character. It loosens you.
Audio in Bengali at 1:50.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kUGtoVUsNpk
https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/tata-and-iisc-to-redefine-medical-research-in-rs500-crore-venture-461015-2025-01-16
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bagchis-and-parthasarathys-give-425-crore-for-iisc-hosp/articleshow/89577703.cms
In total, IISc has received around ₹1300 crores in endowment for its medical school, so it is in a different league altogether.
I had a query regarding salary structuring on lateral movement. Suppose someone starts as an A0 at a boutique law firm with a package of around ₹5 LPA, and after one year (i.e., at the A1 level), they make a switch to a Tier-1 or Tier-2 law firm — in such a scenario, how is the compensation determined?
Would the pay be aligned with the standard A1 bracket at the T1/T2 firm, or would it be calculated based on a percentage increment over the candidate's previous CTC?
I would appreciate insights from those who have had similar experiences or are aware of the lateral hiring norms in the industry.
Thanks in advance!