About CISDR – I.E.R.L.
The Centre for Innovation, Skill Development & Research (CISDR) is the upskilling wing of the Institute of Excellence in Research and Law (I.E.R.L.), committed to promoting quality legal education, research excellence, and skill-based learning opportunities for students. Through various academic initiatives, CISDR aims to empower young legal minds with practical knowledge, critical thinking, and strong ethical foundations.
About the Programme
This two-day intensive academic seminar, scheduled for 28th and 29th March 2026 (7:00 PM onwards), is designed to examine the philosophical, normative, and constitutional ideas that shape the Indian Republic beyond its formal institutional structure.
While the Constitution of India is often studied as a legal and structural document, this seminar invites participants to engage with it at a deeper level—as a living constitutional philosophy that defines not only how the State functions, but what kind of society it seeks to create.
Across these two carefully structured days, the seminar will explore the core ideological commitments embedded within the Indian constitutional order, including socialism, secularism, democracy, justice, liberty, equality, fraternity, and welfare constitutionalism.
It aims to cultivate constitutional depth, analytical maturity, and philosophical clarity among participants by encouraging them to move beyond surface-level constitutional understanding and engage with the Constitution as a moral, political, and transformative project.
Speaker
Subhranil Bhowmik is a constitutional educator, legal researcher, and academic mentor with a strong commitment to advancing legal education through critical, concept-driven teaching and interdisciplinary scholarship. He is the Founder of the Institute of Excellence in Research and Law (I.E.R.L.) and Co-Founder of the Imperial Institute of Legal Studies (I.I.L.S.), where he has led several academic initiatives centered on constitutional studies, public law, legal research training, legislative drafting, and skill-based legal education.
Academically, he has pursued a PGDL from the University of Law, Bloomsbury Campus, London, and holds a B.Sc. LL.B. (Hons. in Criminal Law) from KIIT Law School. His work is particularly distinguished by its emphasis on conceptual clarity, constitutional philosophy, critical legal analysis, and a deeper exploration of the moral and ideological foundations of the Indian constitutional order.
In addition to teaching and mentoring students in constitutional law, legal reasoning, and public law, he has also authored and edited multiple academic works in the areas of constitutional studies, legal theory, human rights, and interdisciplinary legal research, reflecting his broader vision of using education as a transformative tool for intellectual and social development.
Seminar Modules
Day 1 – 28th March 2026
- Module I: Why Ideology Matters in a Constitution
- Module II: Socialism in the Indian Constitutional Framework
- Module III: Secularism in the Indian Constitutional Framework
- Module IV: Indian Secularism and Western Secularism – A Comparative Constitutional Inquiry
Day 2 – 29th March 2026
- Module V: Democratic Socialism and Marxist Socialism
- Module VI: Welfare State Philosophy and the Directive Principles of State Policy
- Module VII: The Integrated Philosophy of the Indian State
Programme Details
- Duration: 2 Days
- Dates: 28th–29th March 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM Onwards
- Mode: Online (Interactive Sessions)
- Registration Fee: Free of Cost
Who Should Attend?
This programme is ideal for:
- Law students
- UPSC and Judiciary aspirants
- Researchers and academicians
- Students of political science and public policy
- Anyone interested in constitutional studies and public law
How to Register?
Registration is completely free of cost, and no formal application form is required.
Interested participants may:
- Join the official WhatsApp group for programme updates and registration
- Send a brief academic introduction clearly stating their interest in joining the programme
Contact
For any clarification or further documentation, please feel free to contact us at: ierlacademy2024@gmail.com.
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