India, Feb. 21 -- The paralleled legal behemoth Fali Sam Nariman, whom I affectionately called "Uncle Fali", undisputably the last of the truly greats of the Indian Bar, breathed his last on 21st February, 2024, at the ripe old age of 95. In an impassioned eulogy, our Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi tweeted, "Shri Fali Nariman Ji was among the most outstanding legal minds and intellectuals. He devoted his life to making justice accessible to common citizens."

I had the singular privilege of knowing Uncle intimately for more than 50 long years. I always looked upon him with the utmost reverence as a warm and sensitive father figure! He was a perfect gentleman, a kind, gracious and well-meaning soul with a golden heart and a well-d...