Dr. Tanaya Kamlakar is an Assistant Professor and Ph.D. Guide at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai. She is the Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice. She has recently established Centre for Public Health Law at MNLU Mumbai. She is a specialized guest faculty for National Institute of Public Health, Training & Research under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, (Govt. of India) She is the Executive Committee Member of ‘World ADR Women (WAW)’ for The Asia-Pacific Centre of Arbitration and Mediation. She is on the Advisory Committee of SOP on patients in India with Institute of Medicine and Law. She is the Editor of Scienxt Law Journal, a leading and reputed journal in legal field. Has been Head of Department (Masters Program) at KLE College of Law, Navi Mumbai before joining MNLU Mumbai. Accomplished her doctoral research from Savitribai Phule Pune University on regulating Free Speech including speech on social media in 2022. She is invited as a Guest Speaker/ Resource Person across various Institutions for National/lnternational Conferences and for training programs. She has 12 publications to her credit so far in National and International reputed journals. Has keen interest in advancing gender rights and is associated with various social welfare organizations (Rotary, Shantighar & Kokan Sanstha). She has keen interest in research on advanced legal studies and believes in interactive learning.