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Finding Shamnad Basheer
The profile traces the legacy of legal scholar and social innovator Shamnad Basheer through people and institutions influenced by his work. In Shivpuri, it visits Abhay Jain, Swapnil Shukla and the Zenith team as an example of law practised as social engineering.
Zenith’s work described in the piece includes challenging manual scavenging, protecting a crocodile sanctuary, supporting Sahariya communities and confronting caste discrimination.
The profile also follows Raju Ram’s work at Zenith and connects these local struggles with Basheer’s commitment to diversity, dignity and purposeful legal action.
Finding Shamnad Basheer
The profile traces the legacy of legal scholar and social innovator Shamnad Basheer through people and institutions influenced by his work. In Shivpuri, it visits Abhay Jain, Swapnil Shukla and the Zenith team as an example of law practised as social engineering.
Zenith’s work described in the piece includes challenging manual scavenging, protecting a crocodile sanctuary, supporting Sahariya communities and confronting caste discrimination.
The profile also follows Raju Ram’s work at Zenith and connects these local struggles with Basheer’s commitment to diversity, dignity and purposeful legal action.
Finding Shamnad Basheer
The profile traces the legacy of legal scholar and social innovator Shamnad Basheer through people and institutions influenced by his work. In Shivpuri, it visits Abhay Jain, Swapnil Shukla and the Zenith team as an example of law practised as social engineering.
Zenith’s work described in the piece includes challenging manual scavenging, protecting a crocodile sanctuary, supporting Sahariya communities and confronting caste discrimination.
The profile also follows Raju Ram’s work at Zenith and connects these local struggles with Basheer’s commitment to diversity, dignity and purposeful legal action.
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