Dr. Professor Rebecca Ma’m

Rebecca is once again in India, teaching in the law school in Pune, and loving her busman’s holiday. She is working with hundeeds of students and teaching a full range of materials.  She wrote yesterday that our dear street dog Parker had passed away, but that she did find Ellinore’s other feral friend, Ice Cube, who is apparently still plying the streets of Pune.

Students at the school call her Dr. Professor Rebecca Ma’m, or Rebecca Mam. And Apu, no longer a student, is on the scene, as is our friend Sujata, whose young daughter is thriving. Rebecca brought bilingual children’s books and disposable diapers to India. Sujata speaks more languages than I can remember, and so the child will surely be immersed in the sounds of Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, English, German, and the other languages Sujata has.

What is our favorite law professor doing during her three week stay? Here is a draft work plan. (Bear in mind that in India life is a draft, and people are much more graceful and at ease with contingencies than those of us in the US will ever be.)

Dr. Rebecca Todd Itinerary/ work plan

Sr. No.	Date	Teaching / activities	Background of students	Time	Faculty – in- charge
1.	09/08/10	Arrival			Prof. Yuvraj Patil
2.	10/08/10	Working with literature	3rd year students – studying course of Legal Research methodology	7.30 – 8.20 Div B & C 8.20- 9.10 Div A & D (Law Auditorium)	Prof. Atmaram Shelke & Prof. Abhilasha Hajare
	10/08/10	Drafting moot problem for first year
2.	11/08/10	Introduction to Legal databases- Westlaw and Lexis -Nexis	3rd year students – studying course of Legal Research methodology	9.30 – 10.20 – Div –B & A 10.20- 11.10 – Div – C &D Law Auditorium	Prof. Atmaram Shelke Mr. Balesh / Mr.Amit
	11/08/10	Workshop on negotiation skills	LL.M. II year students – part of Business Law	2.30 –  3.30 pm Room no 103	Dr. Bindu Ronald
3.	12/08/10	Introduction to Legal databases- Westlaw and Lexis -Nexis SCC online & Manupatra	3rd year students – studying course of Legal Research methodology	7.30 – 8.20 Div B & C 8.20- 9.10 Div A & D	Prof. Atmaram Shelke Mr. Balesh / Mr.Amit
	12/08/10	Introduction to Legal databases- Westlaw and Lexis -Nexis	1st year students part of course of legal method	2.30 – 3.30 Div A & B (Law Auditorium)	Prof. Swati Kapre Mr. Balesh / Mr.Amit
	13/08/10	Introduction to Legal databases- Westlaw and Lexis -Nexis	1st year students part of course of legal method	3.00- 4.00 Div C & D (Law Auditorium)	Prof. Swati Kapre Mr. Balesh / Mr.Amit
	14/08/10	Training on Mooting Skills –          Drafting moot memorials	1st year students part of course of legal method	9.00 – 10.00 Div B & C (Law Auditorium)	Prof. Swati Kapre
	14/08/10	Workshop on negotiation  & mediation skills	5th year students as part of course of ADRS – Practical Training – IV	12.00- 5.00 Auditorium & conference room	Prof. Shirish Kulkarni Prof. Abhilasha Hajare & Prof. Aparna Kalita
	16/08/10	Training on Mooting Skills Reading & analysis of case	1st year students part of course of legal method	2.30 – 3.30 Div A & D (Law Auditorium)	Prof. Swati Kapre
	17/08/10	Training on Mooting Skills –          Drafting moot memorials	1st year students part of course of legal method	2.30 – 3.30 Div A & D (Law Auditorium)	Prof. Swati Kapre
	18/08/10		III year part of research methodology	12.00  noon – 1.00 pm
	18/08/10	Research Methodology	LL.M. I year	1.10 pm – 2.10 pm	Prof. Abhijit Vasmatkar
	19/08/10	Training for moot aspirants	The students are aspirant mooters aiming at participating in National & international moot competitions (Moot Court Society)	2.30 pm – 4.30pm	Prof. S.C.Hajare
	20/08/10	Training on drafting skills – Basics of Legal Writing, memorandum, Claims, Statement	1st year students part of course of legal method	10.00 – 11.00 am	Prof. Swati Kapre
	20/08/10	Negotiation & Mediation workshop	LL.M. I year as part of Business Law course	1.30 – 3.30 pm	Dr. Bindu Ronald
	21/08/10	Judges Conference
	23- 26/08/10	Internal Assessments – Moot Courts – Oral pleadings	1st year students – this activity is a part of internal assessments of the first students for the course of Law of Torts & Jurisprudence	7.30 am- 10.30 am & 2.30 pm- 5.30 pm	Prof. Parimal Garud & Prof. Swati Kapre
		Internal Assessments – Moot Courts – Assessment of written memorials	“	11.00 am- 3.00pm

Rebecca tells me she is also geting out for walks on the tekdi, green and lush now that the monsoons have done their annual magic, and the city streets, where India goes on in its wonderful way.

I’m missing Rebecca something fierce. I am also missing India, I realize, as I listen to the happenings there.