National Law School of India University, Bangalore

22/04/2026

The Centre for Labour Studies ( ) at the National Law School of India University ( ), Bengaluru organised a day-long conference on “Addressing the Contract Labour System and Contractualisation of Workforce” on Saturday, April 11, 2026.

The conference brough together leading scholars, trade union representatives, lawyers, and workers to examine the rapid expansion of contract labour in India and its implications for job quality, labour rights, and social equity.

The conference covered:
* The Political Economy and Working of Contract Labour in India
* Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code (OSH Code) and Contract Labour
* Contract Labour and the Courts: The Evolving Jurisprudence of Regularisation
* Contract Labour after the Labour Codes: Regulation and Path Forward
➡️Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2yrvncs6

21/04/2026

📹 In this conversation, Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Law at the National Law School of India University ( ), speaks with Ammel Sharon, Assistant Professor, Social Science, NLSIU, about the motivations behind launching the Foundations for a Legal Education (FLE) course, five-years ago.

They discuss the need for strong academic foundations, and the skills students require to navigate university learning: https://youtu.be/HEGaB8dKDj0
📑 Course dates: May 5 - May 29, 2026
🗓️Application deadline: April 24, 2026

The Idea Behind FLE | NLSIU VC, Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, on Building Academic Foundations

21/04/2026

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The National Law School of India University invites applications for:
Job Title: Research Assistants | DPIIT Chair on Intellectual Property Rights
Number of positions: 2
Application Deadline: April 30, 2026 (5 PM IST)
✒️Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/5ck9awcr

21/04/2026

The JSW Centre for the Future of Law at the National Law School of India University ( ), Bengaluru is organising a talk and discussion on the topic, “Content Moderation – From Social Media Platforms to AI Chatbots: What is the Legal and Technological Framework?” by Julia Hörnle, Professor of Internet Law at Queen Mary, University of London.
🗓️Day & date: Monday, April 27, 2026
🕑Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM
📍Venue: Allen and Overy Hall, NLSIU Campus, Bengaluru
➡️Know more and register here: https://tinyurl.com/4n78jtky.
Queen Mary University of London

20/04/2026

The NLS Law and Society Archives organised a talk by Laxmi Murthy, Journalist and Researcher, and a member of the Saheli Collective (1987- 2006) on March 27, 2026.

She delivered an engaging session for students, exploring the history of the women’s health movement in India. Drawing on fieldwork, archival material from the Saheli collection at Archives@NCBS, and posters from Zubaan’s feminist publishing archive, she traced the evolution of feminist health activism in the country.

The session highlighted how campaigns built public awareness and challenged the introduction of contraceptive injectables during their trial phases, offering critical insights into advocacy, ethics, and resistance. Organised as part of the Historical and Anthropological Perspectives elective, the talk enriched classroom learning through archival and movement-based perspectives.

20/04/2026

Applications invited to offer Elective Courses at in the first trimester of the Academic Year 2026-27.
⏳Duration: July 01 to September 17, 2026
🗓️Application Deadline: April 27, 2026
➡️To know more and apply, visit: https://tinyurl.com/4e9jrtzp

20/04/2026

In an article titled 'Designed for addiction? A legal reckoning for social media,' Prof. (Dr.) Nigam Nuggehalli, Department of Revenue Chair Professor, writes that we underestimate the importance of design in our lives. We focus on acts and people, and we tend to take systems and structures for granted. But design elements – how our cities are built, how our educational institutions are governed, how our economic system is managed, and how our families are constituted – greatly impact our lives.

➡️ Read more https://tinyurl.com/55bx9tvw (via Deccan Herald)

19/04/2026

Prem Parwani shares how the Foundations for a Legal Education (FLE) online course at became a crucial stepping-stone in his academic journey.

Whether or not you plan to study law, FLE helps you build essential skills in reading, writing, and critical thinking, skills that are valuable across disciplines. If you are curious to strengthen your academic foundation, apply now.
📌Course dates: May 5 - May 29, 2026
➡️To know more & apply click on: pace.nls.ac.in
🗓️Application deadline: April 24, 2026

17/04/2026

⏳ Just 1 week left to apply to the Summer School - Foundations for a Legal Education (FLE) online certificate course. Build essential skills in reading, thinking, writing and speaking from the comfort of your home. Don’t miss your chance to get a head start. Apply now.
📌Course dates: May 5 - May 29, 2026
➡️To know more & apply click on: pace.nls.ac.in
🗓️Application deadline: April 24, 2026

17/04/2026

The Library Committee at the National Law School of India University ( ), Bengaluru recently hosted a Book Talk on “A Woman of No Consequence: Memory, Letters and Resistance in Madras” by Dr. Kalpana Karunakaran on April 9, 2026. The session featured a rich conversation between the author and Dr. Sudheesh R C, Assistant Professor, Social Science, NLSIU, bringing together reflections on memory, gender, and lived histories.

The book offers an intimate yet deeply anthropological account of the life of Pankajam (1911–2007), the author’s maternal grandmother, situating her experiences within the structures of Tamil Brahmin orthodoxy. Through letters and memory, it reveals how a life considered ‘ordinary’ becomes a powerful site of resistance and self-making. At its core, the work reflects on the journeys of women in a newly independent nation, quietly yet persistently reshaping ideas of home, identity, and selfhood.
➡️Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5acwpjnw

17/04/2026

This week’s faculty seminar featured presentation by Dr. Mayur Suresh, University Research Fellow, on ‘The Trial Process Becomes Very Alien: Lawyers’ Imagination of the Legal Process in Contemporary Delhi.’ The paper has been co-authored by Fariya Yesmin and Lubhyathi Rangarajan.

The authors examine the experiences of lawyers in , who defend people accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act ( ) and Prevention of Money Laundering Act ( ), statutes increasingly deployed to target dissent and minority groups.
➡️Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3c7s4cem

17/04/2026

In an article titled 'Rethinking Women’s Employment Through Menstrual Health And Workplace Conditions,' Dr. Anviksha Drall, Assistant Professor, Social Science, and her co-author Dr. Sumirtha Gandhi, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), write that employment is widely seen as a pathway to women’s empowerment. Yet for many women going to work can make something as basic as managing menstruation harder.

➡️Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4fkd45h3 (via The Policy Edge)