Centenary Miscellany at Law

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Table of Contents
1. A Day at the Age of 99
2. My Creative Beginning at the Bar and the Bench and My Farewell of the Bench in Public Life
3. The New Chief Justice of India Justice Lodha $8 and the Challenge He Faces
4. One More Criticism and No More for the Present
5. Constitutional Conduct of the High Court Judges- A Code Necessary in the Constitution
6. Judges shall not Withdraw from Judging
7. Appointment of Judges
8. Judges and Good Conduct
9. Gender Justice
10. Women's Empowerment-A National Project
11. Challenges and Demands from the Legal Education of Indian Society
12. The Road, the Right to Life and Arbitration
13. Death Sentence on Death Sentence
14. An Unfortunate Criminological Strategy
15. A Horror Criminological Strategy
16. A Cosmos without Chaos
17. A Creative Critique of Indian Democratic Policy- A Project Panchsheel
18. Alcoholism a Malignant Menaceto Indian Humanity
19. Capitalism Never Indian
20. Death is a Temporary Phenomenon
21. East is East and the West is West the Twain Shall Never Meet
22. Elections in India and the Political Chaos
23. National General Elections-Democracy a Victory for Plutocracy and Socialism a Casualty
24. Emergence of India as a Great Socialist Democratic Power
25. For Whom the Bell Tolls
26. Holi-A Creative Day of Comity, Comradeship and Victory of Good Over Evil in a Spirit of
Forgiveness Friendship and Harmony
27. The Grand March of the Human Race from Gautama Buddha to Destination Humanity-
Divinity Mahatma Gandhi
28. Ahimsa Paramo Dharma
29, The Harshest Night in 100 Years of Life
30. The Integrity and Fraternity of the Devotee Humanity
31. A Great and Gracious Day
32. Humanity, Jesus, Death be not Proud
33. The Quintessence of Indian Culture
34. China then and Now-From Bhai-Bhai to Allergy
35. The First International Manuscript of the USA
36. Christianity and Crosstianity
37. Dandi March to Independent Destiny50. The Last Page Mat be in My Last Book Publishers' Pride
39. Srikrishna of Udupi
38. A Vaidyanathapuram Rarity
49. Here I Close
48. Hot Weather, Short Power, Future Bleak
47. Satgamaya
46. 01-04-2014
45. 28-03-2014
44. 15-01-2014
43. 14-01-2014
42. Swaraj and New India
41. Indian Culture and its Decay
40. Story of Glory of India
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Author Details
JUSTICE V.R. KRISHNA IYER born on 15th November, 1915, in northern Kerala and educated in Annainalai and Madras Universities, practiced law and defended peasants and workers against the exploitation of the feudal lords who had full support of the colonial regime.
In 1956 Mr. lyer was elected initially to Madras Legislative Assembly and later, after reorganization of States, to the Kerala Assembly, where he was chosen as Minister in charge of important portfolios like Home, Law, Social Welfare and Irrigation.
He was appointed judge of the Kerala High Court in July 1968 and became the Member of the Law Commission of India two years later.
In 1973, the Supreme Court of India beckoned him where he played an important role in an era of judicial activism, public interest litigation, affirmative action through Courts and a wide ranging exercise of judicial review for which the Indian Judiciary is being hailed throughout the world today. Though his tenure in the Apex Court was relatively short, he managed to make a lasting impression on public mind. He is the author of numerous books and has penned innumerable articles and is a leading member of several social organizations and professional bodies.
Mr. Justice lyer is an Honorary Visiting Professor of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore and a promoter of its Community Law Reform Programme. He has been honoured with several coveted awards and distinctions from various organizations around the world.