Fali nariman autobiography sample

  • Before Memory Fades by Fali S. Nariman is a revelatory, comprehensive and perceptive autobiography – candid, compelling and authoritative.
  • This volume presents his life journey right from his childhood in Rangoon to the present.
  • This autobiography is informative, educative and thought-provoking.

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    Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography

    March 1,
    I saw in the news recently that Fali Nariman has passed away. I felt sad when I heard the news. Fali Nariman was one of the great lawyers from India. He spent a significant part of his career working as a lawyer at the Supreme Court. He is one of the last of the greats – someone who was born before Indian independence, who started his law career at around the same time India became a republic, who has seen in close quarters most of the big happenings in the country from a legal, constitutional perspective and who has been part of those happenings. He is also from the time when lawyers were well read and very articulate – Nariman quotes from Shakespeare and Chesterton and Matthew Arnold and James Barrie and Omar Khayyam and other classic writers in his book.

    This book, his autobiography, came out in I got it at that time. But for some reason I couldn't read it till now. I didn't know why I had to wait for the man to die before readin
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    BEFORE MEMORY FADES - FALI S.

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    The autobiography discusses Fali S. Nariman's life as a renowned lawyer in India, from his childhood in Rangoon to his career practicing law in Bombay and Delhi. It describes his involvement in several high-profile Supreme Court cases and his respect for integrity and humility in the legal profession. While providing insights into the legal world, it also criticizes the Emergency period and touches on Nariman's principles in resigning from his post over it. The book aims to advise law students and provide perspective on Nariman's admired career and personality.

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    The autobiography discusses Fali S. Nariman's life as a renowned lawyer in India, from his childhood in Rangoon to his career practicing law in Bombay and

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    Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography (Hardback)

    Over the decades, Fali S. Nariman has attained the ställning eller tillstånd of pre-eminent advocate whose views are not only heard bygd those in the corridors of power - both judicial and political - but also respected. This volume presents his life journey right from his childhood in Rangoon to the present. Starting with his formative years, when he had the good fortune to interact with many eminent judges and advocates, the author moves on to deal with a bred variety of important subjects, such as:

    • The sanctity of the Indian Constitution and attempts to tamper with it.
    • Crucial cases that have made a decisive impact on the nation, especially on the interpretation of the law.
    • The relationship between the political class and the judiciary, and how political power can be asserted in the guise of judicial interpretation.
    • The cancer of corruption and how to combat this menace.

    The author outlines measures to restore the now-low credibility of the leg