Priya Chaudhary
Priya graduated from the National Law School of India University Bangalore with a B.A. LLB. (Hons.) degree in 2024. During her college, she worked with the Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project, Civics Public Policy, Centre for Social Justice, Centre for Women and Law, and Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy.
Priya’s core interest lies in social justice, legal support for marginalized communities, environmental law, land laws, and the intersectionality of castes and gender.
September 23, 2025
Single women face daily challenges simply because they are unmarried. Families often pressure them into marriage, ignoring personal goals, aspirations, and choices. Beyond social exclusion, India’s legal and policy frameworks often fail to recognise single women’s rights.
Go to linkNovember 11, 2025
On 5 November 2025, CLPR in collaboration with Ondede, hosted a panel on the Supreme Court’s Jane Kaushik v. Union of India judgment. The discussion explored its impact on the Transgender Persons Act 2019 and what it means for advancing equality and government accountability for transgender persons in India.
Read moreOctober 3, 2025
The CLPR presented the Draft Background Paper and Bill to Address Discrimination Against Widows and Single Women at a consultation held on 27th September 2025 at St. Joseph’s College, Trichy. The event was organised by the Kalangarai Social Animation Centre, Nagapattinam and Kaimpengal Matturum Atharavatra Pengal Nala Sangam- Tamil Nadu, and brought together widows’ groups, activists, academics, and legal experts to discuss the urgent need for dedicated legislation protecting widows and single women from systemic discrimination in Tamil Nadu.
Read moreSeptember 26, 2025
The Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR), in collaboration with Aweksha- A Women’s Trust and St. Joseph University School of Social Work, organised a workshop on Know Your Rights under the Domestic Violence Act. It was held in St. Joseph University on 25th September, 2025. The event also marked the launch of the Kannada edition of the Domestic Violence Handbook by Aweksha, created to make critical information accessible to women at the grassroots level.
Read more