The Interview
If you were to introduce yourself without mentioning law at all, how would you describe “Rashmi” in a sentence or two? What parts of that self still show up in your work today at Today’s LawCorner?
What was your earliest memory of “law” as something real not just a chapter in Civics? Was it a news story, a family dispute, a local protest, a judgment?
Hindi is central to a lot of your content and storytelling. At home, what was the language of serious conversations politics, rights, injustice? Did that shape your decision to explain law in Hindi later?
Was there a person teacher, relative, local lawyer, judge on TV who first made you think, “I could do this”? What did they do differently from everyone else?
Looking back now, what were the things your younger self misunderstood about lawyers and courts? Which of those myths you are now consciously trying to correct through your content?
Why law and why DDU Gorakhpur University in particular for both your LL.B and LL.M? Did you ever feel pressure to chase an NLU tag, or were you clear that you’d build from where you were?
But I never tried to chase an NLU tag for studies but when I'm looking for Job opportunities I felt like I should have NLU tag, but right now I want to build from where I am.
Can you take us into a concrete moment from your LL.M maybe a seminar, viva, or a paper when you thought, “Okay, this is my space; I can be really good at this”?
Many non metro universities have brilliant students but weaker institutional branding. How did you hustle for opportunities moots, conferences, internships—when the world often filters résumés by college name?
If we opened your LL.M dissertation or your favourite research paper today, what’s an insight you’re still proud of and what would you rewrite after seeing how courts and politics evolved in the last few years?
And politics is not evolved in our country rather it's in decline stage in last few years.
Law school rarely teaches “how to talk law to non lawyers”. Were you already that person in class who simplified complex doctrines for friends, or did that communication muscle develop later through Today’s LawCorner?
When you first stepped into a courtroom as an intern, what surprised you the most about the way law actually works versus how you’d imagined it from books?
What kind of matters did you get exposed to early on civil, criminal, writs, family? Was there a category of cases you instinctively gravitated towards?
Do you remember the first time your drafting actually got filed in court? What did that experience teach you about precision, responsibility and anxiety?
Young lawyers often struggle with money, mentorship and mental health simultaneously. In your own early practice, what was the toughest trade off you had to make between “I need experience”, “I need income”, and “I need sanity”?
And work life balance should be maintained.
What did your seniors do good or bad that shaped how you now mentor law students and interns who reach out via Today’s LawCorner?
And right now reading cases is totally a good idea. One can learn too many things while reading cases.
If a first generation lawyer from a Tier-2 city comes to you today and says, “I feel invisible in this profession,” what story from your own early practice would you tell them?
Calm mind will suggest you how to analyze the situation and then move on for next steps.
Do you remember the exact moment the idea of Today’s LawCorner was born? Was it frustration with legal jargon in news, a specific judgment being misreported, or something else?
Common public should understand the system of Judiciary procedures and judgements in easy way so they can understand and basically if someone is litigant they can know the basic procedures so no advocates or lawyers can misguide them and they feel confident about thier cases.
Your tagline is essentially about “trusted legal insights, decoding law daily” across platforms like X, YouTube, Instagram and a podcast. What does “trust” practically mean to you when you’re scripting a 60 second reel?
60 sec reel is not bad if news are 100/99% verified.
You’re competing for attention with Reels about fashion, politics, and memes often more sensational than nuanced. How do you decide what not to do in order to keep Today’s LawCorner credible?
Keeping legal news authentic and real in easy language is always a great task to do.
Walk us through your content pipeline for a typical breaking story say, a major Supreme Court judgment on POCSO and teenage relationships. Where do you read first, how do you verify, and when do you decide, “Yes, this deserves a 1-minute explainer vs a deep dive episode”?
And I personally thought this news deserves a good talk rather than doing 1 min explainer.
You’ve covered issues like river pollution in Rajasthan (Jojari), the Delhi NCR air emergency, and questions of access to justice like additional court fees. What pushed you to take the harder route of being a solo/independent creator?
Water Pollution in Jojari River in Rajasthan is 20 yrs old issue but yet no solution. Air Pollution in DelhiNcr is also a long problem and no concrete solution because everytime we only talk about 2-3 months and than everyone forget until next winter seasons.
Despite so many SupremeCourt judgements on this issue where SupremeCourt reiterated that, "Clean Air and water is Fundamental right" and it comes under "Right to life" in Article 21. What were Government agencies doing to cure Pollution? After independence we are still demanding our basic rights and why #SupremeCourt don't take actions like heavy penalties on Industries and officials who were not doing there job because they get paid from taxpayers money.
This Pollution should be treated as Contempt of Court by SupremeCourt.
Until then nothing gonna change.
Access to justice is a fundamental right which every citizen should know and AllahabadHighCourt charging ₹475 in the name of Adhivakta Nidhi is totally unacceptable. Why litigant bears the Burden of this Adhivakta Nidhi?
Thier is a clear judgement on this issue by AllahabadHighCourt in July 2025 but despite this order the Unauthorised fees of ₹475 is still being charged in AllahabadHighCourt premises.
If this is Not contempt of Court than i don't know what we should do.
You operate at the intersection of being a practising lawyer and a legal journalist. Where do you draw ethical lines on commentary about sub judice matters, political questions, or judges’ conduct?
If a first year student at DDU Gorakhpur tells you, “I’m not from English medium, I feel behind,” what is the playbook you’d give them for the next five years?
What is one bad piece of career advice you received about law that you’re actively trying to debunk for the next generation?
Don't come in pressure by any random advice Given By how much senior persons, advocates, professors etc around you.
Have patience and choose your career by analysing your Situation.
