Legal Eagles (Stories of the Top Seven Indian Lawyers)

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Description
Harish Salve failed his CA exam twice. Mukul Rohatgi was unable to secure a place at the Law Faculty, Delhi University. Rohinton Nariman was trained to become a Parsi priest. Legal Eagles examines the lives and times of India’s top seven lawyers, who fought some of the country’s landmark courtroom battles. Tracing their journey from their childhood days to the present, the book highlights the important milestones of their careers, their victories and failures, their influences, and their work ethic and role models, demonstrating that the path to success is paved with determination, grit and challenges. Journalist Indu Bhan gives a ringside view of the most significant case handled by each of these lawyers, including the Vodafone tax case, Coalgate and the 2G spectrum controversy, among others.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 
Foreword by Former Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha 
1. Harish Salve: The Invincible
2. Mukul Rohatgi: An Extraordinary Journey
3. Abhishek Manu Singhvi: Rising above Challenges
4. Arvind P. Datar: Never Give Up
5. Aryama Sundaram: Tireless Grit
6. Prashant Bhushan: A Legal Activist
7. Rohinton F. Nariman: The Gold Standard
Index
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Author Details
Indu Bhan is one of India’s top legal reporters with over a decade of writing experience on the Indian legal system. She is an assistant editor with the Financial Express, part of the Indian Express Group. She also pens a weekly column, ‘Verdict Corner’, that reflects on the recent happenings in the field of law. She has worked with some of the most eminent media houses of the country including Business Standard, Mint and the Press Trust of India. She lives in Delhi.