Essays and Reminiscences: A Festschrift in Honour of Nani A. Palkhivala edited by Arvind P. Datar. Published in 2020 by LexisNexis (a division of RELX India Private Limited), 14th floor, Building No. 10, Tower-B, DLF Cyber City, Phase II, Gurgaon, 122002; website: www.lexisnexis.co.in; email: help.in@lexisnexis.com. Pp: xlii + 532. Price: Rs 795.
This year marks the centenary of the birth of Nani Palkhivala. By any standard, the contribution that this remarkable human being made during his 82-year-long life to various aspects of public weal in India was as striking as it was substantial. Quite deservedly, he was, during his lifetime, feted......