Shardool Kulkarni is the youngest Indian to have appeared before a committee of parliament. He was just 18 when he appeared before a committee of parliament to propose amendments in the Land Acquisition Bill, along with his friend Aditya Manubarwala who is also a student of the NUJS Diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Law course.

He has recently got his paper published in the April edition of The Practical Lawyers, a Supreme Court Cases Publication. Titled ‘Reviewing leprosy laws in the context of the law commission’s 256th report’. He is currently doing his B.L.S; L.L.B second year at the Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai University

He has worked as an attaché with the office of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Parliament of India. He has also interned with the Additional Solicitor General of India. During this internship he independently drafted written submissions, conducted extensive research and provided assistance during court proceedings.

He regularly writes articles for a prominent Marathi newspaper. He started public speaking while in school and has won 10 National and state level debate competitions. He received the High School scholarship from the Maharashtra Council of Education and was ranked 69th in the state of Maharashtra.

He is currently pursuing the NUJS diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws. We asked him, what made him enroll for an online diploma course from NUJS.  He had very interesting things to share, so we decided to present it to you all in the form of a success story. Over to Shardool:

At the time of joining the NUJS diploma, I was about to intern with the additional solicitor general of India and wanted to do an online diploma or a short term course to get the basic knowledge of commercial law.

I was searching the internet for a suitable course and came across the advertisement of the NUJS Diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws.

I had secured a seat for myself in one of the national law universities but did not join it as I wanted to be with my family in Mumbai. So the prospect of getting a diploma from NUJS was very attractive, secondly when I went through the Course curriculum it was very detailed and informative. This made me enroll for this diploma course.

I’m still halfway through the course and my expectations from the course are fulfilled so far. It has provided me with the basic knowledge of commercial law in practical manner.

I want to get into hardcore litigation, I do not intend to intern with a corporate law firm. This course is empowering me with the practical insight of corporate law which would have been impossible for me to gain without interning in law firms.

The diploma is designed in an excellent manner; the approach is very unconventional and practical. The live webinars with industry experts, CV consultations etc are things which no other course is offering. This would be especially beneficial for people planning for corporate internships; this diploma would get them ready for the role.

My future plan is to pursue an LLM from abroad and come back to India and start litigation. This course would help me then also, as it’s always useful; for a litigator to have a strong hold on commercial laws.

I’m waiting to complete my NUJS diploma so that I can mention it in my CV and my LinkedIn profile. I’m sure it would add value to my profile.

I would be happy to recommend this course to anyone; I’ve already recommended it to few of my friends. Personally, I feel students in initial years of law school can benefit the most from this course.