Prof. Pankaj Choudhary
About
Prof. Pankaj Choudhary is a Assistant Professor at campus law centre, University of Delhi. He is also a Professional Legislative fellow with the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State and distinguished member of the International Council of Jurists till 2022. He is also Directed studies fellow, The Hague Academy of International law.
In 2018, he completed the prestigious professional legislative fellowship program with the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State. On his visit to Ohio state, he was also welcomed by the members of the Senate of the 132nd General Assembly of the Ohio State, USA.
He has Represented India as a speaker at different forums like World Economic forum and commonwealth youth forum etc. He is also a prolific writer; his articles have appeared in renowned international affairs magazine like ‘World focus’ and has also contributed in many reputed academic Journals including International Journal of Social science and Management Studies, Chotanagpur Law Review, Journal of Legal Views and Reviews and many more.
He has also written a book on Female Foeticide A Story of India’s Missing Women which is also featured at Princeton University library. He holds a BA (First class) in Economics and LL.M. from University of Delhi.[1]
In January 2020 Mr. Pankaj Choudhary was invited as a keynote speaker on Circular[2] Economy: Needs and Opportunities at Caspian Week, World Economic Forum, at Davos, Switzerland. With Boris Eykher, CEO, Open Mineral AG, Baar, Switzerland Sven Haefner, CEO, 30Thirty Capital, Lusaka, Zambia Harald Karch, Managing Partner, International Capital Partner S.à r.l., Luxembourg Helen Teplitskaia, Adviser to the Chairman and CEO, Sberbank, Moscow, Russia Linar Yakupov, Adviser to the Prime Minister, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
His reputation precedes him and is known to have delivered lectures at the University of Nottingham, Limkokwing University in Malaysia, and Ohio State University in the United States. He has also represented India in over 20 countries, including the Commonwealth Youth Summit.[3] In 2017, he authored the book “India’s Missing Women[4]”, a Book on the issue of female foeticide in India from a socio-legal framework, highlighting the changes required to combat the heinous age-old practice, which is also featured at Princeton university library, USA.[5] His areas of interest also include Public International Law, Law of Sea, Environment Law, Boundary Disputes, and International Legal Theory.
With his roots in rural India, Pankaj has found a natural inclination for nature and the environment from an early age. It is this love for the Land and passion for its protection which led him to initiate Let’s Do It, India!, as a founder of a movement for sanitation and environment protection. He is one of the forefront activists of ‘Let’s Do It’[6] campaign is not only India but Asia. His organization works by mobilizing millions of positive-minded, action-oriented people to tackle environmental and social problems related to mismanaged solid waste. A born leader, he single-handedly led the UNEP World Clean-up Day this year with 2.2 million volunteers[7]. Mr. Choudhary was appreciated for his work by the president[8] of United Nations Environment Programme H.E. Mr. Siim Valmar Kiisler.
He was the youngest National Office bearer (NOB) of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, (the youth wing of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party), (2015-21). has proved his mettle and earned the trust of the Party affirmed by his appointment as the co-incharge of the College outreach program, a BJP initiative to make the students more aware about the various works of the Government.
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- ^ "Lets do it India". Lets do it India. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
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