September 21,2018:

Pratibha M Singh Cambridge LLM Scholarship for the year 2081 has been awarded to Aadya Chawla, a graduate of the National Law University (NLU) Delhi, and Nupur Mohan Raut from National Law School of India (NLSIU), Bangalore.

Supreme Court Judge, Justice UU Lalit of the Supreme Court lauded the efforts of Delhi High Court Judge, Justice Pratibha M Singh and her husband Additional Solicitor General, Maninder Singh for instituting the scholarship.

He stated that,“I have known Maninder and Pratibha for many years, but I was never aware of this part of their persona that they have instituted this scholarship till very recently" adding that,"What a wonderful gesture that this couple has bestowed upon the entire legal fraternity and community".

Justice UU Lalit termed scholarship to be a fantastic achievement by any standard adding that this kind of gyaan daan was the best possible gift that one can give..

Senior Advocate Harish Salve stated that,"What you are about to receive is not just education. What you are about to receive is an experience in learning. All professions in present times engineering, medicine and definitely law are professions where learning is always a work in progress.“

He added that,"“You must learn from these great institutions, how important it is to be open to ideas. Things are not done because that’s how they have to be done. Ideas are challenged, nothing is taken for granted. Challenge your professor more than you challenge your colleagues. Bring the best out of them and help them bring the best out of you.

Secondly he stated that One has to learn, and this is very true for Indians, is relishing diversity…Learn to relish diversity. Learn to look at other cultures as a part of your larger learning of what life is all about…

Thirdly one has to learn is importance of bringing a sense of passion…to the pursuit of education, the pursuit of excellence. Hard work is not enough. You will never get the best out of you unless you are passionate about what you are doing… Everybody around you in these hallowed grounds, you will find, is a person who is passionate, who is devoted and who will inspire you to give all yourself to your pursuit.

This year marked the fifth edition of the scholarship.

Recipient Aadya Chawla was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal for the Best Female Student this year at NLU Delhi for her distinguished overall performance. At Cambridge, she intends to specialise in commercial law.

NLSIU’s Nupur Mohan Raut is the recipient of two University Gold Medals for obtaining the highest marks in Intellectual Property Law and Banking Laws. She has been a scholarship exchange student at the Institute of political studies at Paris, France. Her areas of interest include Intellectual Property Law and Human Rights law, which she intends to study at Cambridge.

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