We The People

NANI A PALKHIVALA'S name is a byword in India's legal world. A man of many and varied parts, he has crossed with ease the law's narrow confines and has gone beyond into numerous other fields. His life's work, as evidenced by this volume, bears testimony to his passionate commitment to public causes. He has given generously and unsparingly of himself and his talents to the nation whenever the occasion demanded - most particularly in defense of the rights and liberties of the common man, so that the well-springs of democracy may remain undefiled. In a narrative which is both lucid and felicitous, Palkhivala discusses a wide range of subjects - education and democracy; economic growth and social justice; socialism and taxation; crucial constitutional issues and memorable judgments; personalities and the law; nuclear proliferation and apartheid; and his experiences as the Ambassador of India to the USA. The author incisively analyses the public policies which have resulted in India - one of the most gifted nations in the world - remaining one of the poorest countries on earth. Palkhivala's mordant wit runs like a silver thread through the book, making it compelling reading.