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Two Chennai girls, who are students of law have proved their point to the country by winning the Surana and Surana Moot Court competition.
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THEY ARE just the right blend of beauty and brains. G. Archana Rajaram and Pavithra Maryann Kabir. The youngsters have done Chennai proud by excelling in their chosen field — law. The duo are this year's winners of the Surana and Surana Moot Court competition, conducted by the Indian Legal Society (ILS) Law College, Pune, this past month. Their moot focussed on issues pertaining to biotechnology and principles of international trade.
Winning is not something new for this dynamic duo. They have been toppers during school and college and have already won many such Moot Court competitions such as the one in Mumbai in 2002, ("It's very special as it was the first time we won the contest," say the girls in chorus) and the one held by Law Students Association of India, in Chennai, 2002. Pavithra and Archana also represented India at an international environment moot court contest held in Stetson University, Florida, where they won the quarterfinals.
So what's a moot court competition all about? "It is a hypothetical case and students have to prepare arguments, both for and against the case. The contest is held at the college level. The winners from each college compete at the national level," says Pavithra, a final year student at the Tamilnadu Ambedkar Law University. Adds Archana, who is doing her III year at the same college, "About 20 colleges take part in this competition." These competitions help students hone their advocacy skills and develop better understanding of the law and application of legal principles.
As part of the preparation, the girls has to spend long hours researching and scanning through tomes, besides getting sound advice from their professors.
Law is in the girls' genes. While Archana's grandfather and brother are lawyers, Pavitra's father too belongs to the black coat fraternity.
"I always knew I wanted to be a lawyer", says Archana, while Pavitra dabbled in Fine Arts at Stella Maris before settling for law.
While law may be Pavithra's main course, she has varied interests. She into languages (Spanish and French). She was part of the National Cadet Corps (won the Best Outgoing Cadet of Stella). She is actively involved in the Red Cross Society, love theatre, art, debating and music.
As for Archana, she has as diverse interests as table tennis and Bharatanatyam.
As for the future, the youngsters, whose eyes brim with dreams and enthusiasm, hope to pursue a career in corporate law, "as it is something that will evolve but never fade, say, unlike cyber law."
SAVITHA GAUTAM
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