Shreya Kamath || State Coordinator (Maharashtra)
PROFILE
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Shreya is a Final Law Student at a reputed Law College in Mumbai. When she picked Law as a career, she knew, that as someone who is driven by equality, harmony and peace, keeping herself motivated through the highs and lows of our system, would be inspiration enough.
The last year, put humanity at test. While doing so, we did emerge victorious, however, there were certain stories that were so disturbing, it took away Shreya’s sleep. That is when she decided to join voices with organisations that stood for legal rights and awareness, being the voice for the silenced in the broken system.
She is a rookie at running marathons. When she runs, there are moments when the mental and physical fatigue distracts her determination, but she keeps going anyway. She is that person; once she sets her mind to achieve something, it will happen. Now she puts that perseverance towards my academic goals, passion and work.
In her free time, she reads, cycles, and indulges in her love for seeing new places.
She hopes that her time at LEAF is enriching and collectively, she and the Pan India team fulfil their roles to the best of their potential and be the change we all wish to see.
Alfahad Sorathia || Asst. State Coordinator (Maharashtra)
Profile
Alfahad is a final year Law student currently studying at Nari Gursahani Law College(NGLC), Mumbai University. Apart from Law he is Interested in Sports, Music, Human Psychology, Philosophy and Animal Welfare. He is currently preparing for his Post-Graduate Studies and wishes to join Litigation after his Post-Graduation.
During Law School he read Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Human Rights Law which are of great interests to him. His motivation is to be able to make people aware of their Constitutional Rights, Human Rights and Legal rights and also to provide proper legal assistance to people who are from the Marginalised community.
He draws a lot of Inspiration from Mr.K.G.Kannabiran who was a human rights activist and a lawyer based in Andhra Pradesh, he was cofounder and National president of People Union for Civil Liberties(PUCL) . His work in the field of Human Rights and Civil Liberties has inspired him a lot to take up and study this area of Law.
He decided to Join and Work with LEAF as they work for the promotion of legal education which is an important aspect of Human rights. Just by making people aware of their rights we can bring a whole lot of change in our society. He wishes to further our goal of Legal Education Awareness with all the skills he possesses and to be able to learn and work with other team members along the way.
Ruma Rajesh || Asst. State Coordinator (Maharashtra)
PROFILE
Ruma Rajesh is an advocate who has worked in corporate and immigration firms. She completed her LLB from Bombay University and LLM in Corporate Law from Andhra University. She believes that it is very important to give back to society. So much that, just as your community empowers you , you in turn should reach out to the most weak and needy who live on the fringes of our society , thus becoming part of a karmic cycle.
She will be focusing on the tribal population and strive to bring legal clinics for their aid and to their proximity.
Ananya Nair || Team Lead : PR & Outreach
Profile
Ananya is an aspiring solicitor who loves meeting and interacting with new people all the time. From liaising with other organisations that hold the same ideals as LEAF to managing the Campaigning and Social aspects for the state of Maharashtra, she strives to bring refreshing change to an already dynamic workplace.
Being a Law Student, her interest in the subject piqued at the beauty of how balanced and true the very idea of law is, how it offers stability but does not stand still. It is through the reverberating sound of knowledge that she wishes to wake up from a trance of ignorance and push forward to working towards human rights of life, liberty and self development. She believes that people with good intentions make promises but people with good character are those who keep them.
This is the kind of lawyer she strives to become.
Ishita Garg || Team Lead : Women Cell
PROFILE
Ishita believes that working for the society helps an individual to understand about their relation and importance of the society they belong to. She looks forward to the greatest experience of working with LEAF and being associated with an organisation which helps the society that believes in educating people.
As LEAF aspires to create an informed India, where law is more than just a printed text in a book or a philosopher's concept, Ishita plans on being involved in every step of the way. She believes that at the end of the day, it's all about the satisfaction of making a difference while also obtaining enormous value from the experience of meeting new people, and learning something new about society every day.