Aadya Chawla
2018-2019
B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), National Law University, Delhi
Aadya Chawla is presently a Principal Associate at Singh & Singh Law Firm LLP, Delhi where she handles intellectual property litigation including copyright, trademark, design and patent disputes as well as drug regulatory matters. She was a gold medalist at National Law University, Delhi and secured a First Division at the University of Cambridge, for which she was elected to a Graduate Scholarship by the Governing Body of Christ’s College. Upon the completion of her LL.M, she was awarded the Pegasus Scholarship by the Pegasus Trust and the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, which gave her the opportunity to work with six leading Barrister Sets in the UK. Aadya returned to India in 2019 and started practicing at various Courts and Tribunals in India on civil and commercial matters. She has also gained experience as a Law Researcher at the Delhi High Court.
Message:
I had the privilege and honour to pursue my Master of Law (LLM) at the University of Cambridge on the Prathiba M. Singh Cambridge Trust Scholarship 2018-19. My year at Cambridge was nothing short of remarkable for both my academic and personal growth. The freedom to form your own unique combination of courses at the Faculty of Law enabled me to learn from leading academics in all my areas of interest and engage critically with such a diverse peer group. I also had the opportunity to meet expert practitioners and students from all over the world as the Assistant Convenor for the Annual Cambridge International Law Conference. My learning was not limited to the classroom and the aspect of University life that I enjoyed the most was the collegiate system. At Christ’s College, I made friends pursuing a wide variety of disciplines ranging from philosophy, psychology, archaeology to theoretical physics, computer science and mathematics. Our conversations would be so stimulating because of the number of perspectives we could bring to the table on any subject matter. The formal dinners, grad halls, garden parties and a number of other events at college made my year truly memorable. It is this incredible mix of fun and knowledge accumulation occurring simultaneously, which makes the Cambridge experience unique. The city of Cambridge, with its centuries of history of knowledge and discovery, is a dream-town and my experiences there will stay with me forever. I cannot thank Justice Prathiba Singh, Mr. Maninder Singh and the Sardar Manmohan Singh Charitable Trust enough for believing in me and giving me this opportunity of a lifetime. Their vision is a constant source of inspiration for so many of us.
