Amicus #9: Meet the Lawyer Advising India’s Revolutionary Cockroach Janta Party

Joel Vincent sits down with Prannv Dhawan, a recent Yale Law School LL.M. graduate and the legal mind behind India’s Cockroach Janta Party. The conversation explores how young people build agency within political institutions and beyond them.

Chapters:

00:00 Breaking Free from Scripts

01:13 Introduction to Prannv Dhawan

03:22 Life After Yale Law School

06:40 Revolutionizing Education in India

09:38 Youth Empowerment and Political Change

12:47 The Challenge of Representation in India

15:59 Agency Beyond Political Parties

17:49 Advice for Aspiring Law Students

20:38 Using AI in Legal Practice

22:45 Addressing Legal Challenges in India

24:18 AI for Knowledge and Collaboration

26:11 Personal and Professional Paths

30:00 The Role of Faith and Family

34:17 Building Resilience and Community

43:24 Facing Challenges and Making Change

Thank you to the Vincent Library Reading Room in the Golden Center at the Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University for allowing the Amicus Podcast to use their space.

Check out Prannv's new channel, "Translating Law and Politics with Prannv Dhawan," and watch his newest episode here:    • Protests, Supreme Court and the Road Ahead  

The views expressed belong solely to the host and guest. They do not represent the views of the Yale Undergraduate Law Journal or Yale University.

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