Madhava Menon has demonstrated that every single individual matters, can bring about change | The Indian Express

Madhava Menon has demonstrated that every single individual matters, can bring about change | The Indian Express

Written by Faizan Mustafa |Updated: May 9, 2019 8:08:42 am

The writer is vice chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad

Madhava Menon has demonstrated that every single individual matters, can bring about change

N R Madhava Menon’s work and worldview has created a lasting legacy, will continue to inspire legal professionals.

Menon had to start the law school in a car shed, with just Rs 50 lakh by the Karnataka government and Rs 20 lakh by the Bar Council of India. (Illustration: CR Sasikumar)

The news of the passing away of Padma Shri N R Madhava Menon (1935-2019) has come as a jolt. Till early March, he was in perfect health and was travelling extensively. One is reminded of Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous speech on the Mahatma’s assassination, when he said that the “light has gone out of our lives”. The legal fraternity feels the same way today.