Prakhar Bhatnagar is our Student of the Month for January 2011. Prakhar is a student of the Diploma in Cyber Law course conducted by Asian School of Cyber Laws.

Prakhar completed a Professional course in Computer Animation and then worked with the company that was involved with creating shows for the Nehru Planetarium in Mumbai.

Prakhar currently works as a freelancer with Amazon.com where he works in Computer animation, Network Security, Image Processing, Artificial Intelligence & Voice Over projects.

He has always had a strong interest in science and has won numerous awards at both the National and State levels. These include National Science Congress Award from Department of Science & Technology, Rajasthan and Best Science Model award for making successful “Anti Gravity Chamber” science model.

On the creative side, Prakhar enjoys dancing and has participated in many dance shows and won several awards for dancing including the Shiamak Davar appreciation certificate for performing in Mumbai in Summer Funk.

Some of his favourites include:

Colour: Red

Food: Chinese and home made

Actors: Aamir Khan, George Clooney

Books: I can read you like a book, Definitive Book of Body Language, Da vinci Code, Digital Fortress

T.V Shows: Modern Family, Lie To Me, So You Think You Can Dance

Hobbies: Reading, dancing and web exploring

Music: Love all kinds

While completing her commerce graduation, Soumya won a gold medal from the University for topping her batch. She has also completed her Diploma in Marketing.

Soumya has also completed her Bachelors of Law and is also a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) since January 2010.

She has worked as a Company Secretary intern which has provided her with a training on various aspects of Indian Corporate Laws applicable to companies as well as learning about maintenance of financial accounts of firms on a day-to-day basis, issuing of Digital Signatures to clients etc.

She is presently in New Jersey, USA and pursuing paralegal certification from Boston University.

On a personal level, Soumya likes reading various kinds of books, especially those relating to the field of lawyers, like the books written by John Grisham. She has also learnt th violin in the past and wishes to learn and play it again.

Some of her favorites include:

Colour: Blue

Smell: Smell of soil after rain

Food: Dosa, Kheer, Gulab jamuns

Drink: Mocha coffee (of Starbucks)

Movies: Sholay, Chak De, Serendipity, If Only, Speed, Taare Zameen Par

Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Keanu Reeves

TV Shows: Everybody Loves Raymond, CID and KBC

Books: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma, Confession by John Grisham, Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhaghat

Umesh has numerous achievements to his credit. This college topper at graduation and post-graduation level has also been a member of the international biology olympiad.

He has cracked the CSIR-NET and the State Eligibility Test for lecturership.

This never-say-die student has won several quiz, essay, poster presentation and science in his college. He has been a PhD representative and member secretary, IIT Bombay.

He enjoys reading, spirituality, cricket and science quizzes.

Some of his favourites include:

Color: Blue and green

Food: Ghar ka khana, Panipuri, malai barfi

Drink: Fruit drinks, Milk

Actors: Aamir Khan, Paresh Rawal, Kajol

Movies: Any with good script and acting (recent favourite – 3 idiots)

TV Shows: Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chasmah, Mtv Roadies, Indian Idol

Books and authors: Wings of fire, Kiran Bedi books, Swami Vivekananda, Chetan Bhagat, Dan Brown and Sudha Murthy books

Music: Ghulam Ali, Sufi, Kishore Kumar, Sonu Nigam, Celion Dion, Backstreet Boys

She has also completed Diploma in Cyber Law, banking and insurance law and Diploma in Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions from ASCL Law School (a division of Asian School of Cyber Laws).

Anwesha has worked as an intern in Oxy Petroleum and Doha Bank in Doha, Qatar in the legal departments and learned the various laws and regulations of the State of Qatar.

Additionally, she has a three years degree of Indian Classical music training from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya and has won several inter-school debates.

Anwesha’s dream is to be a successful lawyer and bring about or rather be a part of the positive changes in society.

Some of her favourites include:

Food: Thai cuisine and apart from that, ghar ka khaanaa

Drink: Addicted to soft drinks

Color: Wine red

Actors: Aamir Khan

Movies: Forrest Gump, He’s Just Not That Into You, Sixth Sense, Fifty First Dates, Jab We Met, Andaz Apna Apna, Three Idiots, The Illusionist …. It’s a long list basically

Favorite Quotes: “Imagination rules the world”-Napoleon Bonaparte, “Winners never quit, quitters never win” – Winston Churchill

Sonali has completed her Masters in Law and is also a certified CCAP from an international institute.

She is at present, doing her Masters in Personnel Management and is a practicing lawyer.

She is very interested in reading about cyber events and new technology for cyber crime investigation.

Her dream is to complete her Masters in business administration.

Some of her favourites include:

Colour: Every colour because each has its own identity, especially black.

Food: Punjabi & South Indian dishes and butterscotch & chocolate ice creams.

Drink: Rose milkshake, Fruit juice, fruit salad & Slice.

Smell: ‘Petrichor’ and sandal.

Movies: Namaste London, Jab We Met, Vivah, Sarfarosh, Titanic, Singh Is King, 16 December, 3 Idiots.

Actors: Shahid Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Preity Zinta, Kareena Kapoor.

TV Shows: Various shows on NDTV, Discovery Channel and National Gepgraphic Channel, CID, Aparadhi Kaun?

Books: Chicken Soup for the Soul, Management & research books.

Hobbies: Researching on the Net search, listening to various Punjabi songs, reading books and cooking.

He is at present a student of B. Tech in Punjab.

Aditya is a professional skater and has participated in 11 nationals of Roller Skating.

A sport enthusiast even in school, Aditya attended 3 National Sports Meets of Kendriya Vidyalaya and won two golds and a silver medal.

In 2006-07, at the Delhi Roll Ball National, he won 2nd Best Player award in All India Roll Ball and also led his team (Jammu & Kashmir) as captain.

Aditya has recently created a group of 3 people in his college to work on Ethical Hacking, Cyber Forensics and Network Security.

Some of his favourites include:

Hobbies: Skating (i love it)

Music: Pop, Rap songs

Drink: Cold Coffee (Barista Blast)

Movies: Romantic

T.V. Shows: C.I.D and Laughter Shows

Shweta, a law student, has several publications to her name including over view of ‘The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007’ and ‘Clinical Legal Education – An Overview’.

Shweta has also achieved 1st rank at State level ‘Essay competition’ held by the Forest Department of Maharashtra, in the year 1999.

Not satisfied with just academic achievements made throughout school and college, Shweta also takes an interest in sports like swimming, tennis and gymnastics. She is also a yellow belt holder in karate.

Some of her favourites include:

Color: Black and Purple

Food: Mushroom

Drink: Coffee and fresh fruit juices

Actors: I like the characters played by an actor more than actor himself

Smell: Smell of soil after rain

Movies: Matrix, Troy, Dhoop, Paathshaala and other movies having scientific, technical and good ideas.

TV Shows: I Dream of Jeannie, Tom and Jerry, shows on Discovery, Fox History and Animal Planet.

Books: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, John Grisham novels, legal magazines and books by Swami Vivekananda

Kartikeya has an impressive list of educational qualifications, viz. B.Com, LL.B, LL.M – Commercial Laws and MBA-IT. He is, at present, working as a lawyer and cyber law consultant.

In an effort to make a social impact, Kartikeya started PAATHSHALA an NGO for children who are homeless. This NGO helps underprivileged children lead a life free from peril.

Some of favourites include:

Color: Black and ocean blue

Food: Anything cooked well!

Drink: Cafe au lait, Orange juice

Actors: Johnny Depp, Jack Nicholson, Jason Statham, Daniel Craig

Smell: Jean Paul Gaultier, Classique, Acqua di Giò

Movies: Transporter 1 and 2, Kill Bill, Rang de basanti and Dev D

TV Shows: Tarak Mehta ka Oolta Chashma,

Books: Chanakya Neeti, A Time To Kill, The Street Lawyer, The Postman Always Rings Twice by James McCain

Vasudha is a law student interested in all things corporate! She has completed several prestigious internships from various law firms.

She has done her bit for the community by working with Helpage India, an organization devoted to rehabilitating the aged, needy and homeless.

Vasudha is a voracious reader and also an amateur writer herself!

Some of her favourites include:

Colour: Purple

Smell: Musk, coffee beans, wet mud

Food: Gujarati (anything sweet!)

Drink: Cappuccino, Peach Iced Tea

Movies: Rang De Basanti, The Sixth Sense, The Good Son, Andaaz Apna Apna, the Bridget Jones series

Actors: George Clooney, Richard Gere, Reese Witherspoon

TV Shows: How I Met Your Mother, Scrubs

Books: White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Very interested in music, Prateek has B.A in Indian Classical Music qualifying in both Indian Vocal Classical singing and playing the Tabla.

Prateek also won third prize for Street Theatre at Delhi School’s Literacy Project.

Some of his favourites include:

Color: Blue and Purple

Food: Mughlai and Lebanese

Drink: All fresh juices

Actors: Aamir Khan and Angelina Jolie

Smell: Davidoff Cool Water and Hugo Boss Selection

Movies: All types of Sci-fi movies

TV Shows: Seinfeld and Boston Legal

Books: Of course I Love You… Till I Find Someone Better by Durjoy Datta and Manvi Ahuja, The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.