The SARAL Manual

Aniruddh Nigam is the Lead of the Legal Design and Regulation at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. He holds a Master in Public Affairs from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, with a Certificate in Science, Technology & Environmental Policy. During his time at Princeton, he consulted with the International Finance Corporation and the OECD, working in areas of institutional risk governance and digital service delivery. Prior to this, he worked with Vidhi’s Centre for Applied Law and Technology Research and the Legal Design and Regulation team, where he contributed to a wide range of legislative initiatives and regulatory engagements and published research on technology policy. A graduate of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, his research and professional interests lie in technology policy, institutional design, development economics, regulatory theory, and the role of law as an instrument of statecraft.

Pragya is a Senior Resident Fellow at Vidhi, where she has worked for four years in the area of Legal Design and Regulation. Prior to this, she was a Legal Assistant at the Law and Legislative Department, Government of Chhattisgarh, focusing on regulatory compliance and drafting of State rules and statutes, along with policy research and government contracts. Pragya holds a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) from Hidayatullah National Law University (2018) and an LL.M. in Constitutional Law from National Law University Odisha (2020). Her research interests include regulatory design, post-colonial feminist studies, and trade law. She is an avid reader with a love for dystopian and fantasy literature.

Lakshita is a Senior Resident Fellow in the Legal Design and Regulation team at Vidhi, New Delhi. Prior to joining Vidhi, Lakshita graduated with a B.A. LLB Hons. from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala in 2020 and thereafter completed the Master of Laws (LLM) course from the University of Cambridge in 2021. At Vidhi, she has been providing research and drafting assistance to Government Departments and Ministries for legislative and policy reform. Her research interests lie in working at the interface of administrative and constitutional law with a human rights perspective with the objective of ensuring access to justice for all.

Kartavi is a Senior Resident Fellow working with the Legal Design and Regulation Team. She completed her B.Sc. LLB (Intellectual Property Hons.) from National Law University Jodhpur in 2018 and obtained her LLM degree from National University of Singapore in 2022. Prior to joining Vidhi, she also worked as a Legal Researcher at the Delhi High Court where she worked on matters ranging from service law and IPR disputes to constitutional law. Her research interests lie in the areas of access to justice, technology policy and digital divide, climate change policy and education. Kartavi also enjoys theatre, cinema and asian literature.

Sunetra is a Senior Resident Fellow and leads Vidhi's work on Legal Design and Regulation. She primarily handles engaged and commissioned projects from various ministries, statutory authorities and regulators, where she provides legal research and drafting support at various stages of law-making. At Vidhi, she has worked with ministries such as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Department of Consumer Affairs. Her current projects at Vidhi include reforms in the area of digital economy, privacy law, data protection as well as healthcare systems and consumer protection. She has also written for The Indian Express and Firstpost. Sunetra graduated with B.A, LL. B (Hons) from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad in 2012. Subsequently, she worked at AZB& Partners, Bangalore for two years, where her work primarily involved general corporate matters, employment law and litigation. Thereafter, she obtained her LL.M in Intellectual Property Law from George Washington University, Washington D.C. in 2015.

Rakshita is a Senior Resident Fellow with the Health team. Rakshita graduated from National Law University, Jodhpur with a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.). Prior to joining Vidhi, she has worked at the Centre for Policy Research and PRS Legislative Research. Her research areas have involved federal water governance, and health, technology and environment laws. She is broadly interested in understanding the social, political and economic contexts behind the law and how systems can be designed to better fit these contexts.