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Somya is a Research Fellow with the Disability (Inclusion and Access) Team at Vidhi, New Delhi wherein she primarily focuses on inclusive education for children with disabilities. She graduated from Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow in 2022 with a specialization in Constitutional law. Prior to joining Vidhi, she worked as a LAMP (Legislative Assistant to Member of Parliament) Fellow to a Rajya Sabha MP. During her fellowship, she worked on matters related to representation of marginalized communities, accessible healthcare, inclusive education, and poverty and unemployment in Bihar. She assisted her MP in drafting four Private Members’ Bills on parliament productivity, private sector reservation, prevention of custodial torture and fraternity. Her interests lie in social policy including the rights of children and disadvantaged groups. In her free time, she likes to dance and read about politics and women centric issues.

Sagarika is a Research Fellow with the Disability Inclusion and AccessTeam. She graduated from NLSIU, Bangalore in 2019 with a B.A.LLB(Hons). Prior to joining Vidhi, Sagarika was a Fellow with Teach forIndia, where she got an opportunity to engage with varied stakeholders on the effective implementation of policy in the education sector. Shehas also worked with the Competition Law Team at Shardul AmarchandMangaldas & Co., where her work focused on legal and regulatory issues in the ambit of antitrust laws. Her areas of interest include education reform, child rights and the intersection between social inclusiveness and regulatory public policy.