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Law students from across the country got a taste of the ground realities while spreading legal aid awareness among prison inmates and slum dwellers in the Capital this past month.

Nearly 100 students from different law institutions took part in the one-month summer internship programme conducted for the first time by the Delhi Legal Services Authority, which has been constituted under the State Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.

The internship programme has been designed to give law students an insight into the legal aid mechanism and various legal literacy programmes and schemes framed for “Access to Justice for All”.

“The internship programme is a unique platform for law students to put their legal knowledge, skills and experience into practice and take initiatives to extend the benefits of legal aid programmes to the weaker sections of society,” said Sanjay Sharma of the Authority.

The objective of the programme is to establish linkages with socially and economically weaker sections of society to create an enabling environment in which they can access the legal aid mechanism for enforcement of their rights.

Students worked mainly on two projects pertaining to jail awareness and community development.

The internship was conducted in coordination with different non-government organisations and jail authorities. The students visited different jails, slums and unauthorised colonies to reach out to the poor and needy in terms of legal aid.

“Such relevant exposure at the initial stage of our career was very rewarding. We got hands-on experience on different issues,” said Apoorva Thakur, a law student at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University who attended the internship programme.

Parul Sharma

To Russia with love

To strengthen the bonhomie between Russian and Indian students, a six-member delegation left Delhi for Russia on Monday on a three-week visit.

Led by Jaya Chatterjee, teacher of Russian language at Blue Bells School International, the delegation comprises two students from Bells School, Kailash, and three students from Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan.

The youth brigade will take part in the International Russian Language Summer School “Moskovia”.

The participating students -- Ambika Roy, Sonali Maini (from Blue Bells School International) and Alisha, Astha and Anna (from Springdales) -- have been learning Russian language. With an intrinsic interest in diverse fields of art and culture, they were all excited before embarking on their journey to Russia.

At a meeting organised at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture, RCSC Deputy Director Maria B. Pavlova explained the significance of “Moskovia” in terms of its educative, cultural and entertaining features, with special emphasis on the impact being made on strengthening ties between Russian and Indian students through broader exposure and interaction.

The students will take part in various programmes including music and dance, sports and games and the 17th Festival of National Culture during their visit. Youth delegations from over 40 countries including the US, Europe, Asia and former republics of the erstwhile Soviet Union are taking part in the event.

Madhur Tankha

A big surprise

Used to haggling endlessly with the Capital’s auto drivers in her bid to avoid getting fleeced, a friend recently had a rather unusual experience. While leaving for home after work late at night, she managed to flag down an auto-rickshaw on Parliament Street after considerable effort.

After negotiating a fare of Rs.15 with the auto-driver, she plonked herself on the seat to reach her destination, the Barakhambha Road metro rail station. However, in her desperation to reach the station, she forgot to ask the driver whether he had the necessary change of Rs.5 in return for the Rs.20 note in her purse.

So she braced herself for the inevitable situation of the driver declaring that he had no change on him and thereby coolly pocket the remaining Rs.5. But that was not to be. Unable to fish out the requisite change, the driver instead insisted on being paid Rs.10 only despite the passenger’s effort to pay him Rs.20. She felt hugely obliged but was still left wondering well after the auto had zoomed away.

Manisha Jha

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