About

Both a think tank
and a doer

Soch brings together students, graduates, researchers and practitioners committed to justice, inquiry and meaningful public work.

Built for people who refuse easy answers.

Soch Foundation is an independent public trust founded by a group of law students who believed that rigorous thought and real-world impact are inseparable.

We foster critical discourse, drive policy research and deliver legal empowerment to communities that need it most.

Today, Soch is expanding beyond its founding institution to other premier law schools and universities.

The people behind the work.

Vatsal Jindel

Vatsal Jindel

Founder. Loves big questions and conversations that go off-track in the best possible way — and somehow still ends up fixing the wifi, chasing the invoices and finishing the slides five minutes before every event.

Mansha Sidhu

Mansha Sidhu

Interested in legal policy, research and access to justice.

Ishaany

Ishaany

Creative backbone of Soch, interested in feminist legal perspectives and access to justice.

Anas Khan Rayeen

Anas Khan Rayeen

The logistical backbone, helping turn ideas into events that actually happen.

Gunjan Singh Khandate

Gunjan Singh Khandate

Chess, cinema, law and food; passionate about litigation and policy research.

Siddhartha Das

Siddhartha Das

Passionate about economic theory, highways, music and literature.

Aakash DB

Aakash DB

Go-to for anything tech and everything nice.

Praddosh

Praddosh

Supports tech, drafting and the practical work that keeps Soch moving.