President Of India Meets Students Of Her Alma Mater Govt. Law College, Mumbai

The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil met a group of students from her alma mater, the Government Law College Mumbai, at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.

The group of students are currently in Delhi on their Delhi Study Tour, during which they have had an opportunity to meet various dignitaries, political leaders, lawyers and judges.

During the interaction, the President sought to know why nearly half the group members were women. The women students of the college informed the President that as an alumnus of the college she has been an inspiration for women wanting to take up a career in law. The President was also further informed that an increasing number of women are wanting to take-up the law profession, so that they can help women in need of legal aid, especially in areas which are sensitive.

This release issued at 1350hrs.