(Continued from May 18) Fali Nariman talks about his experience in the Bombay High Court and makes a sort of confession that a large majority of litigants (like me), lawyers and even Judges, cannot disagree with. Here it is: “Over the past 59 years at the Bar, I have come to realise that justice is…
Eight years ago I walked into our local Sapna Book House and bought a book titled “Fali S. Nariman, Before Memory Fades…” It was an autobiography in the form of a collection of reminiscences. Having studied law and served as an ‘adjournment’ lawyer, or as Nariman says of this period as “More watching than Pleading,”…
These are the days of Coronavirus, COVID-19. These are the days of lockdown and social distancing. These are the days of house quarantine or isolated hospitalisation. These are bad days. These are days of despair. Every day is the longest day. Every night is the longest night. Worse is when you don’t get sleep and…
Domestic difficulties in his last days [Continued from Apr. 22] When everything looked good for Shivaji and his expanded empire which included an important Fort Gingee, deep inside Tamil country ruled by Shivaji’s second son Rajaram, his peace was soon clouded by the domestic difficulties. Here, it must be mentioned that the last years of…
Coronation of Shivaji in June 1674 [Continued from Apr. 18] So it was that the coronation was celebrated at Raigad in June 1674. A massive grand, opulent and spectacular preparation was made for a month-long celebration. The coronation ceremony was performed by the greatest of the Brahman Ganga Bhat from Banaras known to be the…
[Continued from Apr. 15] Historians differ in their opinions about the war that began between Mughal army and Shivaji following this letter. One version says Aurangzeb was busy dealing with a sudden Persian invasion in the North and Pathan rising at Peshawar. Here in the South it was a divided command between Dilir Khan, who…
[Continued from Apr. 12] Shivaji on his return to Raigad from the prison of Aurangzeb in Agra took over the administration of the Government from his mother and the Ministers. Officially, there appeared a sort of peace between Mughal Emperor and Raja Shivaji even though the agreement was broken by the Emperor by his imprisonment…
The great escape and predicament of priest Kashi ! [Continued from April 9] At Mathura, Shivaji moved around in disguise with the help of a friendly Brahmin named Kashi. Shivaji shaved his head, removed his moustache and beard, smeared his face with ashes and put on the yellow robe as a religious mendicant. He had…
Life as a prisoner… and the great escape! [Continued from April 6] Shivaji in turn sent a message to the Prime Minister Umdat-ul-Mulk reminding him of the safe conduct granted to him. The message was to be conveyed to Aurangzeb. Unfortunately for Shivaji, the official to whom he gave the message happened to be the…
One of the reasons why some people continue to break rules with impunity in this country is because few of them are called out or held accountable. This has to end now. Criminal, reckless, irresponsible acts that endanger peoples lives need to be not only condemned but those responsible for such acts must be held…
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