Rajesh Talwar

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Rajesh Talwar
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Alma mater University of Nottingham
Occupation(s)Writer, lawyer

Rajesh Talwar is a lawyer and writer from India. He has written several books on the topics of law and human rights.

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Early life

Talwar studied economics at the University of Delhi. Subsequently, he studied for an LL.M in human rights law at the University of Nottingham, England, funded by a Chevening Scholarship. [1]

Career

Rajesh Talwar is both a practitioner and teacher of law. He taught LL.B students at both Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia. [2] Thereafter, he began working for the United Nations in various capacities. His work with the U.N. took him across the world including Somalia, Liberia, Kosovo and Afghanistan [3] .[ citation needed ]

Rajesh Talwar's career in writing includes 'Courting Injustice: The Nirbhaya Case and Its Aftermath, [4] How to Choose a Lawyer – and Win Your Case. [5] and 'Making Your Own Will'. [6]

Rajesh Talwar has been interviewed for his views on the Indian justice system by The New York Times [7] He has written for newspapers including The New Indian Express, [8] and The Daily Guardian. [9]

Talwar's work for children includes a play titled The Boy Who Wrote a Constitution based on the childhood of B. R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. [10] His other children's books include The Three Greens (Orient BlackSwan). [11]

He has been a speaker at the Pune International Literary Festival [12] and the Pragati EVichaar Literary Festival amongst others. [13]

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