Artwork by Suby Merin Benny for Chavadi
Chavadi* is a non-partisan platform formed in the year 2022. It facilitates expert, peer and mentor sessions for women litigators on diverse personal and professional areas of interest. It aims to provide and foster a non-judgmental space for open conversations and interactions.
About Chavadi
*The word 'Chavadi ' in Kannada is used to refer to the front porch of traditional houses with sit-outs at the main door. It could also refer to a village assembly hall, a shelter, a court or a government office.
Since its inception, we have held sessions addressing systemic bias, financial planning, mental health management, legal conveyancing and a mentor interaction with senior women litigators. Click here to see the details of the sessions held.
Sessions
Upcoming Session
Appearing for the State
Making the Government's case
Prathima Honnapura
Additional Advocate General,
High Court of Karnataka
Shweta Krishnappa
Senior Panel Counsel,
Union of India
Ashvini Patil
Additional Government Advocate,
High Court of Karnataka
Malavika Prasad
High Court Government Pleader,
High Court of Karnataka
The State is the judicial system's largest litigant. Who are the lawyers representing the State? How did these professionals decide to take up this onerous task, and how did the State select them? What does appearing for the State entail? Is there professional satisfaction and financial security? Our Panellists will shed light on these questions and more. Bring some of your own.
Date: Friday, 28th August, 2026
Time: 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm
Venue: The Bangalore Room,
1078, 12th Main Rd, HAL 2nd stage
Indiranagar, Bengaluru 260008
Please join us for tea and snacks at 5:00 PM
Recent session
Walking the Talk
Lawyering for Social Change
Using lawyering as a deliberate tool to create legal awareness, to fight for social and economic justice and to reiterate principles of equity, moral decency and equality is not new to our panelists.
Is this a lawyer's job? Where does a lawyer start? To what effect? At what personal cost?
Our panelists speak of their early influences, their personal journeys, privilege and enabling conditions that have guided their choices, the economics of idealism, the moral weight of the work they do and much more.
Listen in.
Email:
080 4166 8469
Telephone:
F-02, Benson Boulevard
No.77/1 Nandidurga Road
Benson Town
Bengaluru 560046
Address:
B.V. Nidhishree
Advocate