The Nalanda Team
The Nalanda brings together a diverse group of scholars, practitioners, and researchers whose work spans academia, litigation, public policy, and institutional analysis. At its core, this collective reflects a deliberate effort to bridge the gap between academic discourse and legal practice, ensuring that ideas developed in theory remain connected to the realities of the courtroom, and that practice is informed by rigorous intellectual engagement.
Law is approached not merely as doctrine, but as a lived and evolving process shaped equally by scholarship and adjudication. The strength of The Nalanda lies in this intersection.

Core Team

Raja Choudhary
Raja Choudhary

Founder, The Nalanda. An Advocate practicing before the Supreme Court of India. He completed his LL.M. from SOAS University of London.

Dr. Pankaj Kant Signhal ‘Pushkar’
Dr. Pankaj Pushkar

An educational entrepreneur with over two decades of experience across legislature, bureaucracy, research institutions, and community engagement, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective.

Dr. Arvind Kumar
Dr. Arvind Kumar

Visiting Lecturer and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He holds a PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London, and specialises in politics, global governance, constitutional democracy, and legal and political theory.

Dr. Shailesh Kumar
Dr. Shailesh Kumar

Lecturer in Law at the Department of Law & Criminology, Royal Holloway, University of London. He was nominated for the Education Excellence Award 2025.

Dr. Sheetal Bhopal

Assistant Professor of Political Science at a college affiliated with Sardar Patel University, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.

Dr. Sandeep Singh
Dr. Sandeep Singh

Researcher with over six years of experience in education policy, associated with JNU, NIEPA, and NCERT. Works on school education, teacher training, and curriculum design. Also runs the YouTube channel Political Affair.

Shashank Singh
Shashank Singh

Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court of India with over nine years of experience in constitutional, civil, criminal, and arbitration litigation.

Anushika Mishra

Advocate practicing before the Supreme Court of India; completed her B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonepat.

Raja Choudhary
Raja Choudhary

Founder, The Nalanda. An Advocate practicing before the Supreme Court of India. He completed his LL.M. from SOAS University of London.

Dr. Pankaj Kant Signhal ‘Pushkar’
Dr. Pankaj Kant Signhal ‘Pushkar’

An educational entrepreneur with over two decades of experience across legislature, bureaucracy, research institutions, and community engagement, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective.

Dr. Arvind Kumar
Dr. Arvind Kumar

Visiting Lecturer and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He holds a PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London, and specialises in politics, global governance, constitutional democracy, and legal and political theory.

Dr. Shailesh Kumar
Dr. Shailesh Kumar

Lecturer in Law at the Department of Law & Criminology, Royal Holloway, University of London. He was nominated for the Education Excellence Award 2025.

Dr. Sheetal Bhopal

Assistant Professor of Political Science at a college affiliated with Sardar Patel University, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.

Shashank Singh
Shashank Singh

Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court of India with over nine years of experience in constitutional, civil, criminal, and arbitration litigation.

Anushika Mishra

Advocate practicing before the Supreme Court of India; completed her B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonepat.

Advisory Board

Prof. Werner Menski
Prof. Werner Menski

Emeritus Professor of Law at the College of Law, SOAS University of London, Prof. Menski is widely recognised for his contributions to legal pluralism and comparative law.

Prof. G. Mohan Gopal
Prof. G. Mohan Gopal

Former Director of the National Judicial Academy of India and former Vice-Chancellor of the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, with extensive experience in judicial education and legal reform.

Prof. Bernard Ryan
Prof. Bernard Ryan

Professor of Migration Law at the University of Leicester, with prior academic appointments at the University of Kent, specialising in migration, citizenship, and public law, and co-chairing academic networks in the field.

Anupama Bharadwaj
Anupama Bharadwaj

A social impact professional and researcher working at the intersection of gender, education, and public policy, with experience across programme design, research, and institutional engagement in the development sector.