Anjali Tripathi
Hi! My name is Anjali Tripathi and I am the Founder, Editor, and Partner at Vidhivyedetta (Lex Jura Law Journal).
I am a young, barely 21-year-old law student from India. I am very passionate about legal awareness and knowledge and I always wanted to work towards spreading them. Apart from being the Founder and Partner in Vidhivyedetta, I am also a professional blogger for ED Times and have been working there for more than 1.5 years.
I am a studious student in college and I have been a consistent performer in both school and college. I belong to a Hindu family and am a religious follower of Hinduism. While I am passionate about advocacy for humans, I am equally passionate about animal rights. I am fond of reading and writing, including poetry. I am well-versed with 6 languages including English, Hindi, Urdu and French. I love to paint and draw.
I have won the BN Roopa Dhar Award, the Student of the Year Award in my college and the Birla Young Indian Award. I have also been selected for the Rising Lady Digital Awards 2020. My story was also featured by TimesNext (Super 30 series), Insight Success (Women Entrepreneur 2020) and LawClique.
Organization Name: Vidhivyedetta (Lex Jura Law Journal)
Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Operating since: 2019
Organization Website: www.lexjura.in
Organization Instagram & Twitter: @lexjuralawjournal (IG), @jura_lex (Twitter)
Tell us all about your organization. What services do you offer?
We are a legal publishing website that provides intelligent and intellectual law students with the opportunity to get their research work published without any hurdles, especially economic ones. We do not charge any fees for publication. Our startup is basically focused on legal publishing but we started this venture with a greater motive. The idea is to create a comprehensive platform for law students and not to be merely a law journal. The law journal was an ancillary to the broad idea and it would be true to say that we concentrate on spreading legal knowledge, awareness and opinions of young law students as well.
Tell us a bit about your co-founders.
Aparna Tripathi (Founder, Editor and Partner)
Nikunj Bhatnagar (Founder, Editor and Partner)
Anurag Anand (Founder, Editor and Partner)
As far as our specific roles are concerned, we have divided our organization into various departments so that the work can be done smoothly.
How did you get the idea or concept for your organization? What was your mission at the outset? Was there anything in particular that inspired you to start at the time you did?
I would credit my sister and the Co-Founder, Aparna Tripathi, for the idea. This journal is her brainchild and at the start, it was just focused on being a law journal. As and when we discussed the details, all of us thought that we needed to make it different from what is already available in the market and here we are. What inspired us was the fact that there are many law journals currently working and some of them are not up to the mark when we talk about quality standards. Also, some law students find it difficult to get their exemplary research work published due to economic constraints or quality issues. This prompted me as a law student to start something which benefits fellow law students and even lawyers.
Growing up, did you always intend to start your own company/organization?
Yes. I was definitely more inclined towards advocacy and law but the zeal of being an entrepreneur was always there. I wanted to own something which would help other people. My idea was to have an organization of my own where I can put my hard work and see results coming out.
How have your past personal & professional experiences helped you to run your organization?
When I started this organization, I was already working as a blogger for ED Times and I must say that I learnt immensely from that place. Whatever I learnt [ there], I had put it to use in my organization. I was well-versed with the skills of writing, social media marketing, using Canva and similar software for graphic designing, and when I used to see my boss, Ms. Juhi Garg handle the team efficiently, I learnt how a successful organization is built up within a conducive environment.
What is the biggest personal/professional obstacle you've had to overcome?
I won’t call it a challenge. I believe that ups and downs are part and parcel of the journey and without them, there is neither a story nor the inspiration to keep going.
At the start, we did find it difficult to locate the necessary resources and an efficient IT team. However, we learnt things and eventually, we found the right people too. As I said, whatever hurdles that have come up or will come up in the future, I will consider them as opportunities that will make me and my team stronger than ever.
For me, the biggest bump that I faced was keeping the organization together while juggling with my academics and my work as a blogger along with the responsibilities of Lex Jura. I have always put academics ahead of everything; however, this is my dream project and working on it was equally important. Finding equilibrium gets difficult some times.
What's your definition of success? Do you consider yourself a success? If not, when will you?
In my eyes, a person is successful only when he/she has four things:
Knowledge
Experience
Ability to give back to society
Humility
While I may be successful in my own right, I won't say that I consider myself a successful individual [yet]. I will consider myself as such only when I have been able to inspire someone to take a good step in their life and when I am able to make the change in the society that I want to witness.
Have the women around you helped you to rise? How?
Whatever I am, I will give credit to the women around me who have helped me grow and rise.
First comes my mother, Mrs. Mamta Tripathi, who raised me to become what I am today. She is the reason why I can say that I am humble to the people around me. She has inspired me each day and it is because of her endless support that I am here.
Next, I would credit my sister, Ms. Aparna Tripathi, who always listens to my banter but has been there for me forever. She is my (and this organization's backbone) and has always acted as a guiding light for me. Apart from these two, there are various women whom I have met and they have changed my life and inspired me in one manner or another.
What advice would you give to a woman starting out in your industry or starting her own company/organization?
The only advice I have for women entrepreneurs is that everyone has their lows and highs and those are the moments that test your dedication and passion for what you have signed up for. Everyone has to encounter those moments, and to make it big, we all need to face them and keep moving because this is just the start, and a greater future awaits you beyond these hurdles. Also, if you are still learning, there is no wrong in pursuing your dreams. The world awaits you, and for you to pursue your dreams, you need courage, but never compromise on your academic growth. Both of them should go hand-in-hand and both will together guide you to your golden future.
Being a woman, you will have your share of struggles but never let that one moment of darkness get the better of you. It is always important to remember that the sun will shine, it is just waiting for you to come out of the dark. Do not lose hope and never hesitate to share your workload. You can't do everything but you can change your life and that of your following generations. Never lose the zeal to get what you want and remind yourself that hope is always there.
Describe yourself in ONE word. Ambitious