{"id":1323,"date":"2026-01-15T22:58:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:11:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1323\" class=\"elementor elementor-1323\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f966a16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f966a16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61db49a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61db49a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ef01d elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"72ef01d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tTHE ORIGIN\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20816b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20816b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a36b10a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a36b10a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a213a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57a213a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Conversation That Began With Curiosity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555e3b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"555e3b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ff254 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3ff254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every journey has a beginning. Ours began with a simple question.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the long months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when courtrooms fell unusually quiet and life slowed down, we found ourselves with something lawyers rarely have\u2014time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like everyone else, we started reading the news every day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But while most people were following the grim headlines, we often found ourselves drawn to the stories hidden away in the corners of the newspaper. Curious disputes. Unusual court decisions. Legal questions that made us stop for a moment and say, \u201cWe didn\u2019t know that could even happen.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those stories stayed with us.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They reminded us that the law isn\u2019t found only in courtrooms or thick law books. It lives in ordinary lives\u2014in the choices people make, the problems they face, and sometimes in the most unexpected moments.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One day, almost without thinking too much about it, Rajiv looked up from yet another unusual legal story and said,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhy don\u2019t we write about these?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That was the beginning of everything.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was no business plan. No grand vision. No roadmap.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just curiosity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking back now, it is remarkable how far a simple question can travel.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We began building Lawful Talks one day at a time, with much more enthusiasm than experience.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing came naturally. Building the website was another story altogether. Technology had a wonderful way of reminding us how little we knew. Thankfully, many patient people helped us along the way. Looking back, we realise Lawful Talks was never built by just the two of us.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those days tested our patience more than once. Today, they simply make us laugh.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first, we wrote simply because we enjoyed writing, with no expectations of where it might lead.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That was enough.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b0c1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57b0c1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d7019 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7d7019\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57afe84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57afe84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then something unexpected happened.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People began reading. Then they came back. Some sent us story ideas. Some politely disagreed. We were grateful for every one of them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without realising it, Lawful Talks had stopped feeling like a blog.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It had become a conversation.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that conversation changed everything.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judges, lawyers, law students and readers from every walk of life began writing to us. Many appreciated the stories, but they also encouraged us to keep going.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we kept writing, one story quietly led to another. Before long, our curiosity had taken us beyond our own borders, where we discovered remarkable legal stories that rarely appeared in Indian newspapers. Sharing them simply felt like the natural thing to do.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking back, it never felt like we were changing direction.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we kept writing, we slowly realised that it wasn\u2019t always the biggest stories that stayed with us.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More often, it was the unexpected ones.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A landmark judgment. An unusual legal dispute. A memorable exchange in a courtroom.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or a story that reminded us that behind every case are ordinary people trying to solve very human problems.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whatever the story, we have always tried to tell it honestly, fairly and in language that anyone can understand. We have always believed that the law should never feel distant or intimidating. It belongs to everyone.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every story carries responsibility.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behind every judgment is a family, a business, a community or a life that has changed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behind every courtroom exchange are lawyers, judges and litigants who deserve to be represented fairly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like everyone else, we sometimes make mistakes. When we do, we correct them. Because that is what our readers deserve.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trust is built quietly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One story at a time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the happiest surprises has been watching Lawful Talks grow into something much larger than the two of us.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our interns bring fresh ideas, endless enthusiasm and a wonderful habit of reminding us that there is always something new to learn. Lawyers and law students regularly write asking if they can contribute. Watching young people eager to learn, question and participate continues to be one of the greatest rewards of this journey.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Lawful Talks grew, the website needed a fresh look.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wonderfully creative team at BotBakery Ink &amp; Impact patiently transformed our ideas into the website you see today. They also showed remarkable patience every time we confidently announced,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJust one last change\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It rarely was.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking back, we suspect they knew that long before we did.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps the biggest surprise of all has been the people we have met without ever meeting.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, readers from the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Canada, Brazil and many other countries read Lawful Talks alongside readers from every corner of India.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every new country still feels like a little gift.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We never imagined a simple idea would travel so far.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we think back to those quiet pandemic days, it is difficult to believe that one simple question would become such an important part of our lives.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we look ahead, our hope is simple\u2014that we never lose our curiosity. And whenever you visit Lawful Talks, whether you are a judge, a lawyer, a law student or simply someone who is curious, we hope you feel welcome, find a story that stays with you, and leave remembering that behind every law, every judgment and every courtroom is, and always will be, a person.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for reading.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for returning.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And thank you for becoming part of a conversation that began with one simple question.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhy don\u2019t we write about these stories?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0468c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc0468c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5012c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7a5012c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474ee18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"474ee18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Aristotle<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52299d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e52299d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c87b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1c87b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412681f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"412681f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30+\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tyears of legal<br>experience shared\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60200ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60200ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63fdf2 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d63fdf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t350+\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlegal reflections<br>published\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be7a28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6be7a28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123b778 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"123b778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1M+\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\treaders across<br>the globe\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248c0d6 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"248c0d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f45f87 elementor-position-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8f45f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cf7ee52afe6af7d5172e69d2ba0aa15b_1-e1777262138896.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4837\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cf7ee52afe6af7d5172e69d2ba0aa15b_1-e1777262138896.jpg 440w, https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cf7ee52afe6af7d5172e69d2ba0aa15b_1-e1777262138896-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cf7ee52afe6af7d5172e69d2ba0aa15b_1-e1777262138896-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cf7ee52afe6af7d5172e69d2ba0aa15b_1-e1777262138896-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Shalini Chavan<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Managing Editor<br>Editorial Team<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f872d45 elementor-position-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f872d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1499\" height=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b862afa35facd9152b209d7ae4bab457_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4838\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b862afa35facd9152b209d7ae4bab457_1.jpg 1499w, https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b862afa35facd9152b209d7ae4bab457_1-300x300.jpg 300w, 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