>> We are off to Delhi to attend the sixth VM Tarkunde memorial lecture in memory of the legendary legal luminary, organised by the The Tarkunde memorial foundation and People’s Union for civil liberties and his dynamic daughter Manik Tarkunde Karanjawala, herself a renowned supreme court lawyer.

The Tarkunde Memorial lectures have become a big-ticket event on Delhi’s political/cultural landscape, drawing an eminent audience from across the board. Last year, when noted historian Ramchandra Guha had delivered the keynote address we had made it a point to attend.