Mrinalini Majumdar is a practicing lawyer at the Calcutta High Court, the oldest High Court in India. She specialises in criminal and constitutional law, with focus on Human Rights. She has also been an empanelled counsel for the Union of India. An alumnus of Symbiosis Law School, she provides pro-bono legal advice to the Human Rights Law Network, a non-profit organisation founded to protect the fundamental human rights and civil liberties of India’s most marginalised and vulnerable communities. She has also developed ‘The Legal Awareness Program’, a weekly live telecast on DD Bangla, India’s state-owned bengali language television channel. An active participant of the #MeToo global movement, she works in litigation involving sex crimes & gender violence. She is involved in child counselling and trial preparation for child sexual abuse cases. She has also submitted the ‘Safe School Policy: Guidelines for Protection of Children from Sexual Abuse in Schools” for mandatory implementation across all schools in West Bengal, India under the Protection of Children Sexual Offences Act 2012 on being appointed as Amicus Curie. She has represented India in the prestigious International Visitors Leadership Program, USA working on Investigating and Prosecuting Human Rights Violations. 

Her bar robe aside, Mrinalini is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, specialising in Navanritya having performed nationally and internationally. She has a keen interest in literature, culture & politics. She is passionate about issues related to women empowerment and community building, all while striking a balance between the worlds of the Law and the Arts. 

Participant in: August 2023 Fellowship: The Arts as a Tool for Peacebuilding