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Business Standard
28-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Asian School of Cyber Laws and GLC Mumbai Launch the Advanced Program on Cyber Law
NewsVoir Pune / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 28: In a significant step toward advancing legal education in the digital age, the Asian School of Cyber Laws (ASCL) and Government Law College, Mumbai (GLC Mumbai) have jointly launched the Advanced Program on Cyber Law (APCL) -- a rigorous, practice-focused course for individuals who have already completed a Diploma in Cyber Law. The APCL is designed for professionals ready to take on advanced responsibilities in the areas of tech regulation, fintech compliance, digital governance, cybersecurity law, and platform liability. Its launch reflects a growing demand for legal minds who understand the law not just in theory, but as it applies to complex and evolving digital ecosystems. "We're witnessing a shift where legal expertise in technology domains is no longer optional -- it's foundational," said Gokul Narayan, CEO of ASCL. "The APCL course is a response to this shift, created to prepare legal professionals to lead the next decade of digital transformation and governance. Own the digital legal space -- your expertise is needed now more than ever." "The Advanced Program on Cyber Law will offer our students and alumni a path to deepen their expertise in one of the most dynamic and evolving areas of law," Dr. Smt Asmita Adwait Vaidya, Principal, Government Law College, Mumbai. The program spans twelve intensive modules and covers a wide range of subjects, including global privacy laws, legal frameworks for blockchain and NFTs, social media and influencer liability, digital evidence, cybersecurity awareness for legal professionals, and core technology contracts. To supplement the structured course content, the program also includes eight live lectures delivered by leading experts from the fields of law and technology. These live sessions are intended to offer not just academic depth but also opportunities for networking and professional interaction. The course is competitively priced at Rs. 8,850 (inclusive of GST). Enrollment is limited to 150 participants, with admissions on a first-come, first-served basis. With over 75,000 students having completed its Diploma in Cyber Law, ASCL now offers this specialised program as a natural next step for those seeking deeper expertise in the legal aspects of the digital world. Eligibility: Applicants must hold a Diploma in Cyber Law from ASCL or another recognised institution (subject to approval). Application Process: Prospective participants must email their Diploma certificate to cd@ Upon approval, a payment link will be issued. Admission is confirmed upon successful payment. For more information and to apply, visit: Founded in 1999, the Asian School of Cyber Laws is India's pioneer in the field of cyber law and digital legal education. It has trained over 75,000 law students, professionals, and government officials, and remains at the forefront of legal education in the digital era. Established in 1855, the Government Law College, Mumbai, is India's oldest and among its most respected law schools. It has produced generations of India's leading lawyers, judges, and public servants. Follow ASCL on LinkedIn:
Fashion Value Chain
28-05-2025
- Business
- Fashion Value Chain
Asian School of Cyber Laws and GLC Mumbai Launch the Advanced Program on Cyber Law
In a significant step toward advancing legal education in the digital age, the Asian School of Cyber Laws (ASCL) and Government Law College, Mumbai (GLC Mumbai) have jointly launched the Advanced Program on Cyber Law (APCL) – a rigorous, practice-focused course for individuals who have already completed a Diploma in Cyber Law. Launch of the APCL course by Dr. Smt Asmita Adwait Vaidya, Principal, Government Law College, Mumbai and Shuchi Nagpal, COO, Asian School of Cyber Laws The APCL is designed for professionals ready to take on advanced responsibilities in the areas of tech regulation, fintech compliance, digital governance, cybersecurity law, and platform liability. Its launch reflects a growing demand for legal minds who understand the law not just in theory, but as it applies to complex and evolving digital ecosystems. 'We're witnessing a shift where legal expertise in technology domains is no longer optional – it's foundational,' said Gokul Narayan, CEO of ASCL. 'The APCL course is a response to this shift, created to prepare legal professionals to lead the next decade of digital transformation and governance. Own the digital legal space – your expertise is needed now more than ever.' 'The Advanced Program on Cyber Law will offer our students and alumni a path to deepen their expertise in one of the most dynamic and evolving areas of law,'Dr. Smt Asmita Adwait Vaidya, Principal, Government Law College, Mumbai. The program spans twelve intensive modules and covers a wide range of subjects, including global privacy laws, legal frameworks for blockchain and NFTs, social media and influencer liability, digital evidence, cybersecurity awareness for legal professionals, and core technology contracts. To supplement the structured course content, the program also includes eight live lectures delivered by leading experts from the fields of law and technology. These live sessions are intended to offer not just academic depth but also opportunities for networking and professional interaction. The course is competitively priced at Rs. 8,850 (inclusive of GST). Enrollment is limited to 150 participants, with admissions on a first-come, first-served basis. With over 75,000 students having completed its Diploma in Cyber Law, ASCL now offers this specialised program as a natural next step for those seeking deeper expertise in the legal aspects of the digital world. Eligibility: Applicants must hold a Diploma in Cyber Law from ASCL or another recognised institution (subject to approval). Application Process: Prospective participants must email their Diploma certificate to cd@ Upon approval, a payment link will be issued. Admission is confirmed upon successful payment. For more information and to apply, visit: About ASCL Founded in 1999, the Asian School of Cyber Laws is India's pioneer in the field of cyber law and digital legal education. It has trained over 75,000 law students, professionals, and government officials, and remains at the forefront of legal education in the digital era. About GLC Mumbai Established in 1855, the Government Law College, Mumbai, is India's oldest and among its most respected law schools. It has produced generations of India's leading lawyers, judges, and public servants. Follow ASCL on LinkedIn:
Indian Express
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Kesari 2 director Karan Singh Tyagi: ‘The youth must know they can't take their freedom for granted'
Writer and director of the recently-released Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh, Karan Singh Tyagi drew on his days as a lawyer to script this period courtroom drama. He studied at Mumbai's Government Law College before getting his postgraduate degree in law from Harvard University. The 39-year-old, also a media columnist, has scripted Bandish Bandits Season 2 and been the showrunner on the web series Kaalkoot as well. At the panel discussion on the topic 'Old Ghost, New Generation, Portrayal of Colonial History in Indian Cinema and its Relevance', hosted by the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES 2025) in collaboration with SCREEN, he spoke about Kesari Chapter 2, adapting it from a book on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and why young people should watch it. Take us through your journey from being a lawyer to directing and co-writing a courtroom drama. They say one can't outrun their destiny, and mine was sealed in 1985. In fact, even before I was born. My parents were movie buffs and my mother went to watch a film with my father when she was pregnant. That was Meri Jung, a courtroom drama directed by Subhash Ghai. Just as Mahabharata's Abhimanyu learned about warfare from his mother's womb, I learnt the intricacies of both court and movies from mine. What inspired you to become a filmmaker? The inspiration was movies. I grew up on the cinema of the '90s. I loved Rajkumar Santoshi's Ghayal, Ghatak, Damini, which were about societal injustice. I come from a middle-class family where education is given priority. So my parents insisted that I finish my legal education and take up a job. But I knew that one day Bollywood would call me and I (finally) summoned the courage. I told my New York law firm partner that I wanted to take a sabbatical, travel to Mumbai and try my hand at filmmaking. When I came here, I was lucky to meet people like Amritpal Singh Bindra, founder of Leo Media Collective. He co-wrote the story with me and went on to produce the film along with Dharma Productions. If a Harvard student could find time to watch masala films from the '90s, that speaks volumes of the soft power of Indian cinema. My outlet during my law school days was Indian cinema. I remember walking for two kilometres in the snow to catch a show of My Name is Khan. And I, in fact, got my entire class to watch that movie. But why were you drawn to this particular episode in Indian history — the Jallianwala Bagh massacre? The trigger point was a book I read — The Case That Shook the Empire: One Man's Fight for the Truth about the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (2019). We all know that General Dyer came and fired upon innocent people, but the book threw up some interesting insights. It said that everything was premeditated. Also the fact that a man called Sankaran Nair, who started out as a lawyer for the British Empire, fought a case to uncover the truth. When I read this, I knew that we had a story that needed to be told. As a filmmaker, what is your primary concern when you are taking up such a project? The concern was that the movie has to be engaging and entertaining. Which is why we compressed a courtroom trial that went on for months into a two-hour narrative. When we did that, we had to compress timelines, we had to create drama, we had to create interpersonal dynamics. How do you balance fact with drama? Because it's not a documentary, it's a feature film. So one of my screenwriting heroes, Aaron Sorkin, has said that movies on real-life events and real-life people need not be photographs. They can be paintings. Because a photograph is an accurate representation of that period but in a painting, one gets more freedom, more latitude to create drama. Our goal was that the country needed to know about Nair. And in order to do that, we also had the family's blessings with us because the book that we were adapting is written by Nair's great-grandson Raghu Palat. So we went on to create a transformational arc for the character by understanding insights from his life — where Nair goes from a point of being a British aristocrat, somebody who was knighted, to becoming the country's biggest patriot. At the same time, we were mindful that we were not deviating from the factual realities of Jallianwala Bagh. But what we did was that we transformed a defamation suit into a genocide trial because to counter defamation, you need to prove the truth of what happened. The movie essentially became about why what happened at Jallianwala Bagh was a conspiracy. Also Read | Kesari Chapter 2 Movie Review: Akshay Kumar stars in a film of its time, for its time, with dollops of patriotic fervour What I find fascinating is that you are telling us a story which happened a century ago, but your audience is fairly young. So did that play on your mind while writing and directing the film? We wanted our film to appeal to a contemporary young audience as well. Which is why, we had the character of Dilreet Gill, who was a young lawyer of that time. We wanted the young people of the country to understand that they cannot take their freedom for granted; that the freedom that we are living in today is a result of sacrifices made by innumerable people. We wanted the film to appeal to a young audience. Even in our teaser, we have used a four-letter word and the idea behind that abuse was that we wanted it to be reflective of young India's mindset. A young India, which is aggressive and strong, and which does not hesitate to look the oppressor in the eye and hold them accountable. So yes, we were intentionally appealing to the young generation. Would you make another historical period drama? I would really like to. I want to tell human dramas and I'm drawn to history. There are numerous instances in the past that I feel should be documented. So given a chance, I would really love to make another historical drama. Any specific episode from history? I absolutely love reading about the 1857 revolt, which was the first war of independence. I feel that it is a fascinating portrait of our history, which can be documented on the screen beautifully. I'm also drawn to Dr BR Ambedkar and his inspiring story. Also Read | Even as Akshay Kumar's Kesari Chapter 2 shows an imagined past, it ends up confronting the present As a filmmaker, do you feel a certain responsibility when you are telling such a story? In this case, we were documenting Jallianwala Bagh and we had to be sensitive and authentic to the people who lost their lives. An added responsibility was because we were documenting the life of Sankaran Nair, which is why we adapted a book written by his family. We had the family read the script. So that responsibility is always there when you are documenting history. But that has to be balanced with making the film engaging and making it appeal to a wide audience.
Indian Express
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Sankaran Nair put the whole British Empire on trial': Kesari 2 director reveals how Mahatama Gandhi, who had his differences with the lawyer, changed his opinion
Based on the aftermath of Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Kesari Chapter 2 has been in the news for its subject matter and its treatment. The film, after one week, sits at a net India collection of Rs 46.10 crore, with the Akshay Kumar starrer competing with Sunny Deol's Jatt, which has collected Rs 80 crore till now. The director of the film, Karan Singh Tyagi, recently went on a podcast and talked about the background of the narrative, including the relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and C. Sankaran Nair. Nair, who was a believer in the British Empire, quickly changed his stance after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and decided to call out the colonisers in a book called Gandhi and Anarchy. Tyagi talked about this very incident and how much of the film was directly inspired by the book penned by Sankaran, The Case That Shook The Nation. 'Sankaran Nair wrote a book called Gandhi and Anarchy, and he got sued for defamation for writing that book. The fact that I am a lawyer helps me because to counter the defamation suit, you need to prove what happened at Jallianwala Bagh. So we have kept the soul and the essence from the book (The Case That Shook The Nation)'. He then proceeded to talk about another story which he got from the book that highlighted the relationship between Sankaran and Mahatma Gandhi. 'Mahatma Gandhi and Sankaran Nair had their differences, but after the trial, Gandhi stated that 'Sankaran Nair has not only put Michael O'Dwyer on trial but the whole British Empire on trial, and that they have been found wanting,' he told Bollywood Hungama. Even though many questions have been raised regarding the film's historical accuracy, Tyagi maintained throughout the interview that everything in the film comes from the original literature and that he read several books and testimonies of the survivors. 'We were honouring the sacrifice of people who came to the Bagh to celebrate Baisakhi and left as martyrs, and we were honouring the sacrifice of one of India's forgotten heroes, Sankaran Nair. So we had to be authentic, and we had to be sensitive to the material,' added the director. An alumnus of Government Law College, Mumbai, Karan did his LLM from Harvard Law School. He went on to work at international law firms in Paris and New York, but 'bitten by the Bollywood bug', he returned to India and assisted Vishal Bhardwaj on Rangoon. The historical courtroom drama was released on April 18, and the cast of the film includes Akshay Kumar, R. Madhavan and Ananya Panday.
New Indian Express
23-04-2025
- Sport
- New Indian Express
825 sports kits distributed to 688 villages in Villupuram over six months: District admin
VILLUPURAM: The district administration on Tuesday stated that about 825 sports kit to each village has been successfully distributed to 688 village panchayats in Villupuram in the last six months. According to a release, in a significant push to encourage rural sports, the collector, distributed 825 sports equipment kits to 688 village panchayats under the Kalaingar Sports Equipment Distribution Scheme in the last six months. The event was inaugurated by deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin at a state event held in the Government Law College, Villupuram in November last year. Each kit included 33 types of sporting items, including footballs, volleyballs, cricket gear, badminton rackets, kabaddi kits, skipping ropes, chess boards, and dumbbells of varying weights. These kits are maintained at the respective village panchayat offices and are made available daily to interested youth and students. The scheme has received widespread appreciation, particularly from rural youth. Many reflected on the scheme stating they only had the passion to play but lacked the funds for proper equipment. Now, thanks to the government, they play every day with quality gear. Collector S Sheikh Abdul Rahman said the initiative not only fosters athletic development in rural areas but also instilled discipline, teamwork, and health awareness.
