{"id":5349,"date":"2026-04-13T09:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T04:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?page_id=5349"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:45:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T08:15:38","slug":"the-journey-forward","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/?page_id=5349","title":{"rendered":"The Journey Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5349\" class=\"elementor elementor-5349\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeacf5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aeacf5e\" 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-7fdd8f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fdd8f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b1aaf elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57b1aaf\" 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\tJOURNEY FORWARD\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-2401d0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2401d0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb1828 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cb1828\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4e9c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df4e9c1\" 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\">Engaging law beyond the courtroom through insight, dialogue, and public thought.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4659851 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4659851\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b402a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b402a31\" 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>Lawful Talks began during the unusual quiet of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the rhythm of courts slowed and time opened up for reflection. What started as a simple experiment soon grew into a platform for thoughtful conversations on law, society, and public life.<\/p><p>Today, the blog draws upon decades of legal practice while engaging with issues that matter beyond the courtroom, from constitutional questions and legal reform to the broader relationship between law and society.<\/p><p>The journey continues to be shaped by the support of my wife, Shalini Chavan, a practising family court lawyer and editor of the blog, and my daughter, Amrita Moon Chavan, whose writing and insight continue to inspire the work.<\/p><p>Through Lawful Talks, the aim remains the same: to create a space where legal ideas are explored with clarity, curiosity, and a sense of public responsibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24880c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f24880c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Four-People-1-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Four-People-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Four-People-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Four-People-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Four-People-1.png 1264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-b3f668e e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3f668e\" 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-52185fd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"52185fd\" 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-93fba60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"93fba60\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f1d99 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f1d99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4564ab8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4564ab8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc5c3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdc5c3e\" 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><i>Lawful Talks<\/i> began during the unusual quiet of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the rhythm of courts slowed and time opened up for reflection. What started as a simple experiment soon grew into a platform for thoughtful conversations on law, society, and public life.<\/p><p>Today, the blog draws upon decades of legal practice while engaging with issues that matter beyond the courtroom, from constitutional questions and legal reform to the broader relationship between law and society.<\/p><p>The journey continues to be shaped by the support of my wife, Shalini Chavan, a practising family court lawyer and editor of the blog, and my daughter, Amrita Moon Chavan, whose writing and insight continue to inspire the work.<\/p><p>Through <i>Lawful Talks<\/i>, the aim remains the same: to create a space where legal ideas are explored with clarity, curiosity, and a sense of public responsibility.<\/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-80f749e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80f749e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-80d4e6b e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80d4e6b\" 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-db62680 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db62680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b3fd7 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f3b3fd7\" 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-5ec3417 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ec3417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1d650 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ef1d650\" 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-9eb713e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9eb713e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9004e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"3a9004e\" 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-476c375 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"476c375\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d96d4d 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=\"9d96d4d\" 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=\"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-6361f3d 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=\"6361f3d\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" 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, https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b862afa35facd9152b209d7ae4bab457_1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b862afa35facd9152b209d7ae4bab457_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b862afa35facd9152b209d7ae4bab457_1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1499px) 100vw, 1499px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Sonam Pandey<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member<br>Graphic Design &amp; Editorial Team<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf05c80 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=\"cf05c80\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/business-blog-team-member-img-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-865\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Asmi Desai<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member<br>Editorial Team<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a2e16 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"53a2e16\" 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<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a734e5e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a734e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cf601 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62cf601\" 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>Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7259e e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae7259e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec2d914 elementor-position-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ec2d914\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/lawfultalks3.selfst.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/business-blog-team-member-img-6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-861\" alt=\"\" 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