The story of a law teacher : Turning point
- Delhi Universal Law Publishing Co.Pvt.Ltd. 2009
- 132p xi
CONTENTS: • Acknowledgments; • Preface; • Introduction: Looking Back; 1. In God's Own Country- Difficulties in Childhood; Impressions on Independence Movement and School Educatio; Rich Cultural Traditions and Memorable Days of Family Reunion; Introduction to Religion and Spirituality; Unguided Transition to Higher Education; First Steps in the Legal Profession; 2. Migration to Delhi - In Search of a Career; Early Days in Delhi; Memorable Years at Aligarh; Marriage and a Disappointing Start of Family Life; Memories of Mother's Love Unqualified; I became an Author and a Noted Teacher; American Visits and Connections; A Turning Point in Teaching of Criminal Law; Opportunity to Implement Ideas on Reforming Legal Education; Back to Delhi and Stint with Bar Council Trust; Experience as Head of Campus Law Centre, Delhi University; 3. Leading the National Law School Movement; Invitation to set up the "Harvard of the East"; The National Law School Movement began with Success of NLSIU; A Personal Tragedy Amidst Professional Success; Recognition and Rewards from Within and Outside the Country; Some Excellent Colleagues I came across at Bangalore; An Award to Cherish for a Life-time; An Aborted Attempt in setting up a National Law School in Kerala; Establishment of Global Alliance for Justice Education; Hesitant Venture to Reform Legal Education in West Bengal; Some Events to Remember in Kolkata Project; How I became a Teacher in China; Prospects for Better Legal Education; 4. Legal Education to Judicial Education: Experiments at NJA, Bhopal; Beginning of another Innings at Institution Building Supreme Court Justices make History: Retreat at NJA; 5. Awaiting Retirement at 75; Establishment of MILAT for Retirement Activity; Commissions and Committees at Centre and State Levels; 6. Recollections and Remembrances from Friends & Well-wishers; A Tribute to Dr. Menon Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer; Dr. N.R. Madhava Menon: A Special Name A Fitting Tribute Once a Teacher always a Teacher My Impressions of Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon Justice K.T. Thomas Justice M. Jagannadha Rao Justice D.M. Dharmadhikari Justice A.K. Patnaik Dr. Justice V.S. Malimath D.V. Subba Rao A Precious Asset of the Nation Legal Scholar Non-pareil Just One Person K.K. Venugopal The Greatest Law Teacher Fali. S. Nariman A Tribute from Commonwealth Legal Education Association Reminiscences of working with Dr. N.R. Madhava Menon Professor David McQuoid-Mason Frank S. Bloch The Menon Pheno'menon' Prof. R. Venkata Rao As I Know Him Prof. Balraj Chauhan My Impressions about Dr. N.R. Madhava Menon Prof. M.K. Balachandran A True 'Karmayogi' Saga of a Sage Prof. (Dr.) Bhavani Prasad Panda D. Kanunjna Dr. Nomita Aggarwal My Best Teacher