Pavithra Manivannan

Lawyer & Researcher

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'60% shareholder battles in India are settled or withdrawn. It’s the model corporate law'

Pavithra Manivannan @PavithraM_, research lead at XKDR Forum and Gokul Sunoj @GokulSunoj, associate at @theprofesseer, write

#CountingOnLaw #ThePrintOpinion

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[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'60% shareholder battles in India are settled or withdrawn. It’s the model corporate law' Pavithra Manivannan @PavithraM_, researcher at XKDR Forum, explains:

https://t.co/ry5rSBtTEf

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'60% shareholder battles in India are settled or withdrawn. It’s the model corporate law' Pavithra Manivannan @PavithraM_, researcher at XKDR Forum, explains.

https://t.co/ry5rSBurtN

[Shruti Rajagopalan @srajagopalan]

📢Excited to announce the 1991 Fellowship @mercatus - to find and back the next generation of policy thinkers working on state-level deregulation in India.

Funding, mentorship, and support to turn good ideas into policy.

Apply here: https://t.co/5UhBmJTsXC.

Deadline Feb 28.

[XKDR Forum @XkdrF]

In our latest episode of Big ideas, @GokulSunoj talks to @TrilegalLaw co-founder @AkshayJaitly2 on some key ideas from his recently published book "Trilegal: The Making of a Modern Indian Law Firm".
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[Pavithra Manivannan @PavithraM_]

What stayed with me from this episode wasn’t just the debate on autarky, but the reminder that in policy, ideology often has to yield to pragmatism.
Also, a pleasure to hear @ajay_shah think aloud in conversation with a sharp young interlocutor - worth a listen!

[Deepak Disagrees @DeepakDisagrees]

Why would self-reliance ever be a bad idea?

@ajay_shah (founder @XkdrF) believes that autarky is a bad idea. Free trade is good, borders should be porous, and countries should not aspire to do everything domestically.

Tune in for another fun episode!

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[Bhargavi @bhargavizaveri]

December recap of my and @theprofesseer team's writings in @ThePrintIndia. There's stuff about making class action work for consumers; how long it takes to enforce court judgements in India; regulatory cholesterol in banking; books I read & abandoned, etc.
https://t.co/IehWD1BiAV

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

10 things that made Indians proud in 2025

Stela Dey @BrownKhaleesi writes

#ThePrintFeature

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[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'Winners’ remorse in Indian litigation—2 ways to resolve execution delays'

@PavithraM_, research lead at XKDR Forum, @GokulSunoj, associate at @theprofesseer and @bhargavizaveri, CEO of The Professeer, write

#CountingOnLaw #ThePrintOpinion

https://t.co/m2y4pZ43sJ

[Pavithra Manivannan @PavithraM_]

@kunalkamra88 Tangentially, have we questioned how many hours of work our house help/ cooks put in or how many leaves they get?

Even their ambit of work is often unclear.
2 rotis a day become 5 rotis on some days.

[Pavithra Manivannan @PavithraM_]

Link to read the article: https://t.co/2Er6OxsKAd

[Pavithra Manivannan @PavithraM_]

There’s a growing policy focus on reducing government litigation - mostly based on perceptions.
I analyse the disputes data of Delhi & Bombay HCs for 8 years to test what’s actually true, and write about why such disputes arise and where reforms should focus.

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

‘We blame the government for being too litigious. Data tells a different story’, argues Pavithra Manivannan @PavithraM_, researcher at XKDR Forum

https://t.co/Sjn04IHceG

[Soham Das, CFA @sohamdas]

A big shout out to the indomitable trio of Bhargavi Zaveri Shah, Siddharth Raman, Pavithra on their spectacular work on The Profeseer. I have seen this piece of software at work, and it blew my mind.
A 0 → 1 type of work.
@bhargavizaveri @thriddas @PavithraM_

[Pavithra Manivannan @PavithraM_]

@IndianExpress doing it right.
Congratulations to our women in blue.

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'10 years of the Commercial Courts Act—has the law delivered on its promise?'

Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah @bhargavizaveri, CEO of The Professeer. Pavithra Manivannan @PavithraM_, Research Lead at XKDR Forum, write

#ThePrintOpinion

https://t.co/KTHJKWrqpA

[XKDR Forum @XkdrF]

Why are lawyers in India allowed to keep clients in the dark about fees and quality? It's a fundamental flaw in the legal system. In this episode of BIG IDEAS, we talk to @bhargavizaveri about how information asymmetry creates a market failure in India's legal system.

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[XKDR Forum @XkdrF]

The Bombay High Court's pendency data is overstated by nearly 66%. Why? Because sub-cases are being counted as new cases.
In their article @bhargavizaveri @PavithraM_ & @thriddas argue that counting cases correctly can change the story on judicial reform. https://t.co/9fxiIoo2BD

[Deepak Disagrees @DeepakDisagrees]

Should people to suffer and die because they can't afford treatment?

Murali Neelakantan (@grumpeoldman) argues that India must have free & universal healthcare. But what is healthcare? Is profit a bad incentive? And does the state do more harm than good?
https://t.co/FkdjeA7ZFx

[XKDR Forum @XkdrF]

Why are most commercial claims in India abandoned? In this episode of Big Ideas, @PavithraM_ speaks with Vikas Mahendra, co-founder of @cord_odr on how smarter contract design can make justice accessible to all kinds of litigants. https://t.co/qrLUkHKJ4Q

[Pavithra Manivannan @PavithraM_]

We started Big Ideas 1.5 years back and today we hit 50 episodes. Every episode has been a process of constant iteration, learning, and growth with the team.

The 50th episode is with a dear friend @AntaraaVasudev on pre-legislative consultation in Indian law-making.

[XKDR Forum @XkdrF]

In Episode 50 of Big Ideas, @PavithraM_ of XKDR explores the critical role of pre-legislative public consultations in India's law-making process with @AntaraaVasudev, founder and CEO of @Civis_Vote.

Watch here: https://t.co/k1iiHK3sXM