Obituary : KPS Gill, The Paramount Cop

“eh le iqma duniya mien basoorat-e-Khurshid jeete hain, yahaan doobe to Wahaan nikle vahaan doobe to yahaan nikle.” It means that men of faith in this world live like the Sun, setting in one part of the world to rise in another! KPS Gill, the man with a towering personality, equaled the sun in stature….

Stuti Karwal (Class of 2017) placed with Just Juris

Stuti Karwal (Class of 2017) is placed with Just Juris, is a multi-jurisdictional full service law firm, based in Delhi. She applied to their office and was interviewed, after which confirmation of her placement was given on 28th April, 2017. She will be joining as a Junior Associate on 28th June, 2017.     Stuti believes…

The Blue Bottle: End of an Epoch

“Blue the ocean, blue the sky  Blue the tears, that I cry Blue the violet, that smells so sweet The blues will haunt me, till next we meet.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the…

Getting closer to Vision 2020 or nah?

Our prestigious college was recently ranked 12 by the magazine, India Today. Funny thing, only  three NLUs actually featured the list, our beloved, NLSIU, NUJS and GNLU. I am baffled, I don’t know if I should be happy. Here I wish to draw an analogy, remember all the times in school, specially in Grade 12,…

Beating the Semester Exams

The library is buzzing with students, the café has transformed into a Mecca of knowledge, the hostel lights are on till the break of dawn and while there’s no college to attend, this is the most gruesome time for us all. Whether you’re about to begin your exam week or are in the process of…

In Conversation with Megha Ghosh (Class of 2009)

Megha Ghosh is from the Batch of 2004-2009. She is currently working as the Assistant Vice President- Counsel in Citibank, India. In this Interview she talks about her time at AIL and the work culture in the Corporate Field.  The Blue Pencil:  What motivated you to study law? Megha Ghosh: I always had constantly changing…

Hear, hear.

Disclaimer- This is a satirical take on how the things go around the college and  the same is not to be interpreted as an official announcement. These thoughts are the author’s independent views and TBP, in no way, endorses the same.  Given the number of gossip that revolves around the college and the number of people…

Farewell 2017

“Regretfully they tell us but firmly they compel us To say goodbye to you.   So long, farewell,auf wiedersehen, good night. I hate to go and leave this pretty sight.   So long, farewell auf wiedersehen, adieu Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu.”    On the second day of the fifth month in…

Escorts Ceremony

The Escort ceremony was organised on Saturday, 29th April 2017, by the present fourth years for the outgoing fifth years. The ceremony, as you all are aware, is customary at AIL before the Farewell. At the ceremony the fifth years are paired up with the fourth years, boys with girls and vice versa, who then…