Rucha Zade is passionate about connecting with people and has experience in people-oriented roles.
She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Mount Carmel College following which she completed her post-graduation in Corporate Communication from Christ University, Bangalore.
She has honed her communication, presentation, and social skills through various internships and work experiences in media, consulting, and the IT sector. Outside of work, she enjoys being a plant mom and exploring new places in and around the city.
Sadhana joined the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights and Research and Advocacy (CIPRA) at the University in March 2013. At the Centre, she maintains the accounts, and helps manage the centre’s website, along with collating the Centre’s activities with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. She works with the Centre Head, researchers, and resource persons for all programmes organised by the Centre.
She also assists the Academic Administration Department at NLSIU.
Previously, she worked as a data entry operator and QC reader at Envisage solutions and Coals solutions, Bangalore; as a Customer Care officer/Receptionist with Sterling Holiday Resorts, Bangalore; and as an Office Admin/accountant with Zhenkar Advertising, Bangalore.
Sadhana has a Bachelor’s Degree in Science from the SJRC College for Women, Bengaluru.
Sameer joined NLSIU’s Finance Office in July 2013. His current responsibilities include handling the university accounts and grants; procuring and overseeing tenders and quotations for various University related matters; and coordinating with the facilities team to organise university events; etc. He has previously worked as an Accounts Assistant at Nokia.
He holds a B. Com Hons. Degree in Advanced Accountancy from Bangalore University.
Sanchet is an Occupational Therapist by training with an administrative background and 8 years of work experience in the field of Higher Education.
Prior to joining NLSIU, he worked with the Registrar’s Office at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, to coordinate academic administration for postgraduate students of the School of Development. He has earlier worked with the Ministry of Railways in setting up India’s first rail and transportation university at Vadodara, Gujarat. He was a part of the founding projects team at Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana where he worked at the Office of Outreach and Admissions.
Sanchet is a Fulbright Scholar from the University of Michigan School of Education and a graduate of the founding batch of the Young India Fellowship Programme.
Read his interview feature on Global Scholarships here.
Savithri joined the University in 1995 as a stenographer. Hailing from a remote area near Sirsi where access to education was very limited, she moved to Bengaluru for the purpose of higher studies. She completed her graduation with a B.A in History, Economics and Political Science from Bangalore University in 1993. Her skills include training in Typing and Shorthand.
Prior to joining NLSIU, she worked at the Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru for a brief period. Over her nearly three decade journey at the University, she has primarily worked in the Registrar’s office and has also managed the Vice Chancellor’s for 10 years.
Seema has over 8 years of experience in higher education and e-commerce sectors.
Prior to joining NLSIU, she was working as an Assistant Director of Academics at Atria University where she was one of the founding members of the Academic Administration team. Previously, she has worked in Naropa Fellowship, Ladakh, Sai University, Chennai, Amazon, Bengaluru, and Infoedge, Noida in various capacities. She has juggled multiple roles in her career as an education consultant, an operations specialist, a career coach, customer service lead as well as team lead in the corporate sector.
Seema is an MBA graduate from Bangalore University and a graduate of the Young India Fellowship Programme, Ashoka University. She is also a trained Bharathnatyam dancer and Yakshagana artist, and an avid Kannada literature reader.
Shailendra joined NLSIU as the Manager of Academic Administration in February 2025. In his new role, he aims to leverage his diverse expertise to streamline processes, enhance student engagement, and contribute to the university’s growth and success.
Prior to joining NLSIU, Shailendra served as Manager in the Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor at Ashoka University, where he was instrumental in overseeing university governance, policy development, administrative operations, budgeting, compliance, event management, and accreditation processes. He also held key positions at O.P. Jindal Global University where he managed academic operations for the Business School, led teams, and contributed to institutional accreditations among other responsibilities. He has also worked with MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul (Pune) and BML Munjal University (Gurgaon), and was involved in student affairs, operations, and event planning.
Shailendra has a BA from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur. He also has a certification in Effective Management Skills and Leadership from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
Outside of his professional endeavours, Shailendra is a passionate equestrian, having competed at the national level in horse riding.
In a career spanning 30 years, Mr. Shailesh has had the opportunity to lead large business units, strategic client relationships and operations at scale across industries and customer segments. Prior to joining NLSIU, he was the Business Head for the Smart World Unit of L&T, driving some of the largest projects in the field of Smart Cities and National Digital Backbone. Before that he spent more than 25 years with IBM and was instrumental in setting up a large domestic base for IBM in India. In the late 90s, he also set up the domestic Sales organization for Adobe Corporation in India.
Mr. Shailesh is an electrical engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and an alumnus of XLRI, Jamshedpur.
In 2022, he took up the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at NLSIU to better manage and improve our infrastructure, facilities, and operations. During his time as COO, he led and executed all operational functions to meet NLSIU’s evolving needs and strategic goals across a variety of the University’s functions including its infrastructure projects, estate, facilities, and IT. He also worked in partnership with teams across the University to drive innovation, transformation and improved performance, within and across functions.
In 2024, he transitioned into the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & Strategic Initiatives. He will continue to oversee the University’s IT infrastructure, platforms and services.
Sharon joined NLSIU in November 2022 as a Project Associate for the Bengaluru Safe City Police Training Programme under Dr. Mrinal Satish. She made the shift as an Academic Associate at the PACE department in September 2025.
As part of her work at the University, she has worked with PACE on over a dozen executive education courses including Larsen and Toubro, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
She is also a PhD scholar at NLSIU. Her area of research primarily focusses on analysing State power under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 through a constitutional perspective. Prior to joining NLSIU, she was with the Officers Training Academy, Chennai.
Sharon completed her BA LLB (Hons) from Panjab University, Chandigarh and LLM in Criminal Law from Army Institute of Law, Mohali, Punjab. Besides qualifying the UGC-NET, she holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology, Law and Policy from Gujarat National Law University, Gujarat and a Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Law and Cyber Forensics from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.
A native of Chandigarh, Sharon has actively participated in activities concerning social welfare in her hometown. Her hobbies include sketching, cooking, driving and running. She also enjoys debating and essay writing.
Publications
Book Chapter
- Tomer, Prof. (Dr.) Aditya (Editor-in-Chief). Challenges to Secularism in a Pluralistic Society, ISBN – 978 – 93- 91681 97-5, Bharti Publications, New Delhi (2022), pp 164 – 184.
Papers
- Contextualizing Corrective Rape in an Era of Transformative Constitutionalism in India – NALSAR Law Review, Vol. 8, Number 2 (2023), Pg 161-179.
- Cartagena Protocol and Sustainable Development – Embracing a One Health Perspective – Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research (ISSN 2582-8878) Vol. 4, Issue 6 (2022), Pg 927-940.
- The Moon Agreement: Quest for a Geo-political Equipoise – International Conference Proceedings (ISBN 978-93-5679-907-3) Kerala Law Academy, Kerala.
- Bilkis Bano: A Human Rights Perspective on Rape in the Realm of Socio-Legal Jurisprudence – International Journal of Law, Management and Humanities (ISSN 2581 – 5369) Vol. 5, Issue 5 (2022), Pg 735-753
Conferences
Paper Presentations at National Conferences
- Third Gender: Socio-Legal Perspective at Army Institute of Law, Mohali in January 2020.
- Challenges to Pluralism in a Pluralistic Society at Amity University, Noida in September 2020.
- Child Rights Monitoring and Governance: National and International Perspectives at Panjab University, Chandigarh in August 2021.
- Legal Perspective on Drugs at Panjab University, Chandigarh in February 2022.
- Crimes against Women in Terrorism Affected Areas at Panjab University, Chandigarh in July 2022.
Paper Presentations at International Conferences
- Cartagena Protocol and Sustainable Development: Embracing a One Health Perspective at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata in November 2022.
- Understanding India’s Centrality to Asia through the lens of Forum for India-Pacific Islands Co-operation (FIPIC) at the 21st ASLI Annual Conference titled ‘The Future of Law, The Future of Asia’ at the Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Law, Bangkok, Thailand in May 2024.
Workshops
- Presented a paper titled ‘The Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act, 1958: Situating the Political Question in a Democracy’ at the M.K. Nambyar International Conference on Constitutional Law, NALSAR in August 2025.
- Presented a paper titled ‘The Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act, 1958: A Gendered Wait for Justice’ at the workshop ‘Politics of Waiting’ organized by the Centre for Women and Law (CWL), NLSIU, Bengaluru in December 2024.
Sheshachala Murthy joined NLSIU in 2007 where he started working in the Finance Department. Prior to NLSIU, he worked at the National Assessment Accreditation Council (NAAC) from 2004 to 2007. During his tenure at NAAC, he assisted the Deputy Advisor on academic matters such as assessment, publications, etc.
In his current capacity as Assistant Manager in the People & Culture Office, he covers the following work areas – payroll, matters involving local government stakeholders, income tax matters, budgets and financials. He also assists with HR related matters. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (2003) and a Master’s degree in Commerce (2015) from Bangalore University.
