Education

• B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Gujarat National Law University, (Late Mr. M.K. Nambyar Gold Medalist in Constitutional Law).
• LL.M., University of Cambridge (First Class Honours).

Profile

Keertana has been working as an Assistant Professor of Law at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, since June 2024. She has taught several courses at NLS, including Jurisprudence-I, Jurisprudence-II and Legal Methods.

She previously worked as an Assistant Lecturer at the Jindal Global Law School. Her research interests include legal and political philosophy, constitutional law and theory, and human rights.

Keertana has trained in Carnatic classical vocals and the Veena, and she enjoys painting and cooking in her free time.

Publications

• Horizontality and Hohfeld: Locating the Right to Freedom of Expression in the Analytical Framework, Indian Journal of Constitutional Law, ISSN 0975-0134 (2025).
• Singapore Country Report, Research Program on Digital Constitutionalism: Project Aristotle, Institute for Internet and Just Society (2021) [co-authored].
• Countering Cyber-Attacks in Outer Space: Challenges and Solutions in Law and Policy, Indian Journal of Air and Space Law, ISSN 2394-6091 (2020).
• After the trial is before the trial: The ICJ’s Jadhav case and its uncertain domestic implementation, Völkerrechtsblog International Law Blog, ISSN 2510-2567 (2019) [co-authored].
• Analysis of the 2016 British Referendum, in ‘Referendums in International Law: An Analysis’ (Dr. William Nunes et al. eds.), Ruby Press, ISBN 978-93-86934-30-7 (2019).