14 LAWYERS: Portraits From the Bar
14 LAWYERS: Portraits From the Bar
Raju Ramachandran
- Publisher : Juggernaut
- Publication date : 12 June 2026
- Print length : 248 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9353454980
- ISBN-13 : 978-9353454982
What makes a great lawyer?
Is it brilliance in the courtroom? Fearlessness in the face of power? Or the quiet discipline of a life devoted to the profession?
In these rich portraits, one of India’s most respected legal minds introduces us to 14 lawyers who embodied these qualities in very different ways. From the elegance of Tehmtan Andhyarujina to the firebrand idealism of Gobinda Mukhoty, from the intellectual subtlety of Lal Narayan Sinha to the moral clarity of V.M. Tarkunde, each chapter captures not just a career but also a way of being.
Set against the backdrop of landmark cases, political upheavals and the everyday life of the courts, 14 Lawyers is at once a tribute, a history and a deeply human account of the Indian legal profession.
What makes a great lawyer?
Is it brilliance in the courtroom? Fearlessness in the face of power? Or the quiet discipline of a life devoted to the profession?
In these rich portraits, one of India’s most respected legal minds introduces us to 14 lawyers who embodied these qualities in very different ways. From the elegance of Tehmtan Andhyarujina to the firebrand idealism of Gobinda Mukhoty, from the intellectual subtlety of Lal Narayan Sinha to the moral clarity of V.M. Tarkunde, each chapter captures not just a career but also a way of being.
Set against the backdrop of landmark cases, political upheavals and the everyday life of the courts, 14 Lawyers is at once a tribute, a history and a deeply human account of the Indian legal profession.
Author Bios:
Raju Ramachandran studied economics at St. Stephen’s College and law at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. He became a lawyer at 22 and was designated a senior advocate by the Supreme Court at 42. He was Additional Solicitor General of India from 2002 to 2004. He has been amicus curiae to the Supreme Court in the Gujarat riots, Ajmal Kasab, Sabarimala, Nirbhaya and Police Reforms cases. Since 2025, he is Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
Raju Ramachandran studied economics at St. Stephen’s College and law at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. He became a lawyer at 22 and was designated a senior advocate by the Supreme Court at 42. He was Additional Solicitor General of India from 2002 to 2004. He has been amicus curiae to the Supreme Court in the Gujarat riots, Ajmal Kasab, Sabarimala, Nirbhaya and Police Reforms cases. Since 2025, he is Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
