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I never set out to write this book.

For thirty years, I lived it. From my first terrifying court appearance in Karnataka to negotiating multi-crore real estate deals, I've seen the Indian legal system from every angle, the good, the brutal, and transformative.

Born in Raichur, Karnataka in 1966, I graduated at the top of my law class in Bangalore. What followed was a career that took me from
traditional litigation to advisory roles I never imagined. Along the way; I defended cases that made headlines, represented clients from
every walk of life, and learned that "no regrets" isn't about perfection, It's about purpose.

When I'm not in the courtroom, you'll find me on long distance. motorcycle journeys across India (see my other books) or practici ...more

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They told me sixty was the age to slow down. Fewer commitments, quieter mornings, a gentler pace matching a gentler decade. I believed it too, or at least I expected it, the way one expects winter to follow autumn. What I did not expect was the opposite. My sixties have not slowed anything. They have accelerated a life that was already full, and turned it into something I can only describe as the Read more of this blog post »

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“Those choices shape who I am. They reflected my values, my priorities, my understanding of what makes life worth living. I own them then and I own them now.”
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