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Senior Researcher
Anita Rajan holds an LL.M. from National Law University, Odisha. Anita’s diverse academic journey ranges from journalism, to liberal arts, to law. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and has previously worked at Ashoka University in their Media department. After graduating from Symbiosis Law School in 2021, Anita worked with the Animal Law Centre at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. Her research experience encompasses domestic violence adjudication, industrial animal agriculture, public health and climate change laws. Anita’s academic and career pursuits have focused on connecting the dots and weaving narratives between law, society, and the natural world, with a keen interest in laws that face human, non-human and environmental interests.
Founder & Director
Apoorva is the Founder of ALPN. Before starting ALPN in October 2023, she worked as a Research Fellow with Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy's JALDI (Justice, Access and Lowering Delays in India) Initiative. At JALDI, she worked in the areas of judicial reform and increasing access to justice. She has also worked with Mint as a legal writer. Her areas of interest include animal law, governance, public policy, environmental law and constitutional law. Apoorva graduated with a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) from National Law University, Delhi in 2014. She completed her LL.M. from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 2018 with a dissertation exploring the confluence of animal rights and religion in India from a legal perspective.
Researcher
Vaishnavi is working as a Researcher with ALPN Research Foundation. Vaishnavi obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies (affiliated to Karnataka State Law University) in 2019 and went on to work with the Nudge Foundation as a Consultant. After working on sustainable poverty alleviation projects, she pursued an M.A. Human Rights Degree at Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany) in 2021. During this period, she gained valuable insights into several areas including philosophy of human rights, business and human rights, human rights law, etc. Her courses highlighted the interconnections between animals and humans.
Founder, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
Arghya Sengupta is the Founder and Research Director of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi. He was educated at the National Law School of India University Bengaluru and the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar and Lecturer in Law. He is the author of three acclaimed books - Independence and Accountability of the Indian Higher Judiciary, Hamīñ Ast? A Biography of Article 370 (co-authored), and The Colonial Constitution. He has written over 20 articles and essays in leading peer-reviewed journals and collections, including in the Law Quarterly Review, Public Law and the Oxford Companion to Politics in India. He is a columnist at The Times of India and The Telegraph.
Trustee, People For Animals
Gauri Maulekhi is a leading animal welfare advocate in India with over two decades of experience working with government agencies. She serves as a resource person and trainer, sensitizing law enforcement agencies to animal protection. Through her work, Gauri has catalyzed systemic change via judicial intervention and public policy led-advocacy with central & state governments. She serves as the Trustee of India’s largest animal welfare organization, People For Animals, and is the recipient of India’s highest civilian award for women: the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar, bestowed by the President of India in 2018. Ms. Maulekhi anchors the Ahimsa Fellowship, the only animal welfare advocacy fellowship in India focused on farm animal welfare.
Co-founder & COO, Global Food Partners
Jayasimha Nuggehalli, a law professional and animal welfare advocate. Former member of the Animal Welfare Board of India. He served as a Fellow at the Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law School, where he developed a framework for certificate trading in cage-free eggs. He has also been an Adjunct Professor at NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, India, since July 2018, sharing his expertise in animal law. His commitment to using his legal expertise to promote animal welfare and rights, particularly in the food retail sector, has significantly impacted the industry, contributing to the development of more ethical and sustainable practices.
