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Indian women are full of energy, foresight, capable of facing all challenges with vibrant enthusiasm and commitment. In the words of India’s first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, for us women are not only the light of the house, but also the flame of this light. Women have been a source of inspiration to humanity since time immemorial. From Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi to Savitribai Phule, India’s first female teacher, women have set great examples of change in society at large. Today, we are discussing about such an amazing girl who is an ambitious young entrepreneur and tedx speaker – Shreya Sharma. Lets know more about Ms Shreya Sharma:
Shreya Sharma Family and Educational Background
Shreya Sharma comes from a family of entrepreneurs, both her parents run successful businesses. The Sharma family started the Lexicon Schools which has now grown to the Lexicon group of Companies housing Schools, colleges, Baby Care Products, and Media Channels like Pune Mirror and Civic Mirror, Multifit: Chain of Gyms. Shreya completed her schooling at Lexicon School and Graduated from Cardiff University in the UK and received a Law Degree.
Idea of the Rest The Case
When Shreya was studying at Cardiff, she saw how well organized the legal system was there. She realized that there was a gap in the Indian Legal System and people lacked access to trustable lawyers and legal knowledge. Wanting to always start a business of her own, Shreya decided to start Rest The Case.
When the Pandemic hit, Shreya realized that the need for a platform like Rest The Case connecting lawyers and clients online was more than ever. People not being able to see each other face to face and to top that the lockdown brought on many legal issues with people being fired, having to abruptly move cities, etc the need for lawyers increased. Therefore, Rest The Case was born during the Covid 19 Pandemic in 2020.
Main Issues in the Journey of Rest the Case
Just like every new enterprise, Rest The Case faced certain hurdles. To begin with, the concept of a legal aggregator is fairly new and one of the biggest challenges is to make people aware of such a platform. Moreover, when it comes to legal issues, people are cautious while sharing their details as there are sensitive matters involved. Building trust and credibility in the platform can be tricky but also essential.
Shreya Sharma Achievements in the Journey of Rest the Case
Rest The Case has been able to onboard more than 1200 lawyers from close to 200 cities across the nation in just 2 years. Rest The Case has been awarded the Best Start-Up by India 500 Start-Up Awards in 2021 and is a recognized start-up by the Government of India.
Future Goals
In terms of Future Goals, we want to expand our reach to the remotest of the cities in India by onboarding more and more lawyers to be able to provide legal help to people all across the country. Apart from this we also are working on introducing mediation on the platform and incorporating Artificial Intelligence on the platform.
Quote for the Delhi Magazine’s Readers from Shreya Sharma:
“For every crisis in your life, there is a law that surrounds you. Never hesitate to get legal help because that is your right, Justice is your right”
How to connect Shreya Sharma:
You can connect Shreya Sharma through her Linkedin Profile.
You can find below here Tedx Youtube Video
Some another amazing facts about Shreya Sharma:
- From starting her own company at the age of 21 to being a recipient of India 5000 women achiever award 2021.
- She studied International relations at the prestigious Harvard university, Cambridge, Massachusetts and recently graduated from the Cardiff University, Wales with LLB Honors.