Congratulations to CUHK LAW PhD student Sumit SONKAR on receiving the Eurasia-Pacific Uninet Ernst Mach Grant for PhD Students (2020-2021). The grant will allow him to pursue part of his research studies at the interdisciplinary Research Centre “Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society” of the University of Vienna, Austria.

Sumit’s thesis topic is “Progressive Constitutionalism in India: Examining Women’s Right to Access Hindu Temples and its Societal Harmonization“. He is co-supervised by Professors Surabhi CHOPRA and Rehan ABEYRATNE.