Introduction
One of the best institutes for law in India, the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore has recently announced the Ajoy Halder Memorial Scholarship in memory of NLSIU alumni Ajoy Halder who passed away due to COVID 19 complications earlier this year.
Objective
The Ajoy Halder Memorial Scholarship will be commencing in the academic year 2021-22 to support deserving students for 5 years. This will be the first scholarship at the National Law School of India University Bangalore which has been named after an alumnus of the University.
About Alumni
Ajoy Halder, a 2004 law graduate of NLSIU Bangalore was a former partner of HSA Advocates and had worked with several leading law firms including DSK Legal, Trilegal, Amarchand Mangaldas, Lexadigm and Pinsent Masons in Singapore. He had later set up his law firm ‘Halder & Associates’ in the year 2017. He had over 16 years of total experience in advising and guiding on general corporate, project development, project finance transactions, etc.
About the Scholarship
This scholarship has been introduced with the support of Ajoy Halder’s friends Kush Mehra and Paroma Dutt Mehra who thought to support students like Ajoy who come from humble backgrounds. Kush Mehra is the President and Chief Business Officer of the payments company Pine Labs. Paroma Dutt is a Mass Communication and PR Professional who has been associated with several global PR agencies.
