It is a matter of pride for the country. Apsara Iyer, a second-year Indian-American student at Harvard Law School, has been elected as the President of the prestigious Harvard Law Review. This is the first time in the 136-year history of the Law Review that an Indian-origin woman has held this position. The Law Review, operated under the Harvard Law School, is an organization that reviews and selects articles for general publications in the legal field. It was established in the year 1887. 'The Harvard Crimson' has said in one of its reports that Apsara Iyer has been elected as the 137th President of the Harvard Law Review.  

Apsara Iyer expressed happiness on being elected the President of Harvard Law Review. Speaking to the media, he said that as Law Review president, he aims to "involve more editors in the process of reviewing and selecting articles" and to "maintain the publication's reputation for high-quality work."

She further added, 'I think right now I am just focused on making sure that we keep Ujala on and everything continues as before.' Before Apsara Iyer, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and former US President Barack Obama have also held this post.  

Now know more about Iyer, according to the Crimson Report, Apsara Iyer graduated from Yale in 2016. Iyer has a bachelor's degree in economics, mathematics and Spanish. Apsara Iyer's immediate predecessor, Priscilla Coronado, said the publication was extremely fortunate to have Apsara Iyer at the helm. 

As the Crimson reports, Apsara Iyer's interest in understanding "the value of cultural heritage" led her to work in the Manhattan District Attorney's Antiquities Smuggling Unit, which tracks down stolen art and artifacts.

Iyer worked in the law office in 2018 before attending law school and took a break after her first year in law before taking on this role. As per reports, Iyer joined the Harvard Law Review after a competitive process called 'write-on', where Harvard Law School students rigorously vet documents. Apsara Iyer has previously been involved with the Harvard Law School's Harvard Human Rights Journal and the National Security Journal. She is also a member of the South Asian Law Students Association.