Internship Experience @ Public Union Civil Liberties (PUCL), New Delhi.

“Books are only source materials but internships will give you the experience so do intern properly….”

BY ShubhamTyagi, School of Law, Galgotias University, Greater Noida

Name:

ShubhamTyagi

Year of Study:

2^nd Year

College Name:

School of Law, Galgotias University

Organization Name, City:

Public Union Civil Liberties (PUCL), New Delhi

Organization Website:

http://pucl.net/

Organization Contact Details:

011 2275 0014

About Organization:

Veteren leader Jaya Prakash Narayan (JP) founded the People’s Union for Civil Liberties and Democratic Rights (PUCLDR), in 1976. The idea was to make the PUCLDR. An organisation free from political ideologies, so that people belonging to various political parties may come together on one platform for the defence of Civil Liberties and Human Rights.

Duration of the Internship:

3 Weeks

Timing:

10 a.m to 5 p.m

Main Task :

The main task at PUCL, New Delhi is categorized on one hand you have research work to do and on the other hand you have to do field work.It depend on individual in which zone he/she is interested in. As it goes, research could let you excuse yourself to sit back and work from home, whereas, field work would need lots of travelling to places of importance (or on-going projects) for PUCL at that time therein.

• If you are going to choose research work I would like to tell you that it totally a mundane task at an NGO. It really kills your interest as an researcher you have to find the depth of any particular topic and that kills your enthusiasm because you have to read the same thing again and again.
• Now if you are going for field work get gear up for lot of travelling, we were asked to join various Dharnas which is not that much interesting to do, but the good thing is you get to interact with a lot of people which really helps you to make contacts with law students from different law colleges and persons from different field.

In the end, we were to compile all the data, make a report and put in our conclusion and suggestion as to the statistical record collected, which was ultimately published in the PUCL monthly bulletin.

Work Environment at office:

We were introduced to Mr. Mahipal Singh on the second day of our internship.

He is a man of a dignified demeanor. Quite affable and enthusiastic towards interns and their share of work.

He visits office for like some 2-3 days a week.

Rest of the days, the office if run by the office staff, Ms. Babita, and Mr. Ashok, and of course, the interns.

Stipend:

None.

Best Part of Internship:

Of course, the timing. Allows you to be flexible.

When you went for field visit you  to interact with various peoples which builts a different type of confidence which helps you to make contacts.

But how far do we see those people confiding what they lack? How they are duped? How maybe, they deserve 3-4 kgs of rice per month as per their ration card, but the sellers channel only a kilogram on the whole? And that too, a family of maybe ten has to be fed with that one kilogram of rice! You get the drive to do something for them.

You want to seem them content. And that, I believe, is what could make your internship worth it.

Contributing to human rights violation – live.

Biggest Lesson:

The only way to make an internship count, is to devote yourself cell-fully to the work at hand. Get something out of it. Just not let three weeks (or, four) go in vain.

At an NGO, your input should be as much as your expected output, and rightly so.

Anything else you’d like to tell: 

The surrounding location is ideal for walks and is a hub of eateries. Numerous joints selling street-food is what you may find throughout the locality.

The metro-station is quite close; a 5 minute walk. Also, a lot of PG’s, both for guys and girls, can be looked for in the area.

Any Message to other Law Students:

A personal advice for law students, guys please do your internships with great efforts because books are only source materials internships will give you the experience so do intern properly.

From LawOF:

Dear ShubhamTyagi

Best of Luck for the Future.

TEAM

LawOF

 

TOPICS: Internship Experience, Public Union Civil Liberties (PUCL) New Delhi,  School of Law, Galgotias University, 

 

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