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◊ A TRIBUTE TO HONORABLE RAM JETHMALANI;
- WITH PROFOUND RESPECT FROM ADMIRING STUDENTS
-- ALI, PRAGYA AND DEEKSHA
◊ SPECIAL THANKS TO—Ms. RANI JETHMALANI
◊ HIS ROOTS AND LEGAL GENESIS--
• The family inherits its surname Jethmalani from Shri Jethmal who was a living legend and governor under the Mirs of Shikarpur . He later became a minister in Afghanistan.
• Jethmal's son, Shri Notandas was appointed as the first district magistrate of Shikarpur.
• Shri. Notandas first son, Shri Gurmukhdas was a learned lawyer and was the President of the local municipality. He won many laurels in his profession and was known as a man of integrity.
• Sri Jethmalani was born on 14th September1923 to Shri Boolchand (son of gurmukhdas) and Srimati parvati. The priest, Lachman Maharaj predicted "Jethmal is back".The new born had a horoscope which predicted success and fame. This child prodigy was named Ram.
• Shri Ran Jethmalani is the only son of his father and only grandson of his grand father, both of whom were eminent lawyers. Thus, he has law in his blood.
• Shri Jethmalani shared a deep bond with his mother, she was her friend and confidant.
• Shri Jethmalani won many accolades and prizes both in school and college ( New Era school, Sind Model School, Chellanram Sitaldas College, D.J. Sind College in Karachi, Sahani Law College, Karachi). He became a full-fledged lawyer before completing the age of 18.
◊ A TITAN OF LEGAL PROFFESSION, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND A ROLE MODEL OF CREATIVE JURISPRUDENCE.
• In 1977 he received Human Rights Award instituted by World Peace Through Law for his fight against authoritarianism at Phillipines.
• In mid-1986, Mr Jethmalani undertook a tour of strife-torn Punjab with the belief that that peace was still possible. He along with his supporters carried banners which read “Kill us before you kill the next innocent man, woman or child” The response was amazing, most people made a commitment to eschew violence.
• With a Holtor monitor attached to his heart he pleaded before the Supreme Court for the release of Sant Longowal and the court released him unconditionally. Thus, he endeared himself to sikh and ensured the traditional sikh loyalty to India. This helped to stop terrorism in Punjab and the Rajiv-Longowal accord was signed on 24th July 1985.
• He always supported the idea of National Judicial Commission in the belief that both the method of recruitments tried so far have miserably failed.
• He has initated efforts to promote Sindhi culture, language, literature and arts. He has established and has founded The International Sindhulogy Institute. He established along with his friends in Chicargo an Institute of Sindhalogy which has made the Indus Valley Civilization a popular subject of study all over America.
◊ HIS LONG ILLUSTRATED POLITICAL CAREER--
• He was a Member of House of People 1977-79 and 1980-84. He defeated Gokhale who was a minister in Mrs. Gandhi`s ministry during emergency by about 150,000 votes on 16th march 1977.
• He is the oldest member of Parliament commencing from 1977.
• He was a Member of Council of States in 1988.
• In 1995 he launched his own political party called Pavitra Hindustan Kazhagam, which inter alia aimed at achieving “ Transparency in functioning of Indian Democracy. Every democracy needs a law compelling the government to divulge the truth…..The greatest threat to freedom and democracy rises from the secrecy of government operations”
• He became The Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs in 1996.
• He became The Union Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment,1998.
• He was sworn in as the Union Minister for Law, Justice & Company Affairs on October 13,1999.
• He has been an elected Chairman of Bar Council of India for four tenures both before and after the emergency.
• He was a member of -
• International Bar Association [1996]
• Sixth & Seventh Lok Sabha
• Committee on Subordinate Legislation Rajya Sabha [1994 -1996]
• Committee on Transport and Tourism [1993 - 1996]
• Committee on Home Affairs [1996-1997]
• Rajya Sabha [ 1988 from Karnataka & 1994 from Maharashtra]
◊ HIS GREATEST LOVE -- TEACHING. HE IS HAPPIEST WHEN HE IS WITH HIS STUDENTS.
• He was a professor in Pakistan before partition.
• In 1953 he became a part -time professor at the Govt. Law College for both graduate and post graduate studies, Mumbai.
• Currently he is the Professor Emeritus Of Symbiosis Law College, Pune.
• He was the main architect behind the idea of establishing the NLS,Bangalore. He is on the visiting faculty
list of National Law School, Bangalore .
• He taught Comparitive law at International Law at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
◊ A GIFTED WRITER AND AUTHOR
• Big Egos Small Men[2000]
• Conscience of a Maverick,[2007]
• Conflicts of Laws [1955]
• Justice Soviet Style
◊ HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
◊ THE LEGEND TODAY- SELF DISCIPLINE, YOGIC MEDITATION AND EXERCISE –THE MAKING OF AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN.
◊ A KARMA YOGI, A BELIEVER OF “WORK IS WORSHIP”. HE IS CLOSE TO BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, LIVES BY THE MAXIM
“This I believe unto thine own self to be true”.
◊ He is disillusioned with the historic role of religion in the human history. He has a one line religion “Live a life guided by reason but inspired by love”. He believes that the highest religion is to make as many people happy as possible and reduce the sum total of human sufferings.
◊ ON THE AUSPICIOUS OCCASION OF HIS 85TH BIRTHDAY WE SALUTE A GREAT SON OF INDIA AND WISH HIM MANY MANY YEARS OF HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND BLISS .
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