Going Strong, Prof Upendra Baxi, Part 2

In this video,Prof Upendra Baxi talks about his early days with Delhi University as a faculty. The emergency was soon to be declared. One of his students was Arun Jaitley. He was taken in custody.Listen to Upendra Baxi recalling those happenings.
He talks about the attempts then tried by the leaders for law reforms.He had fearlessly stuck to his ideas and principles.

Upendra Baxi is a professor and a jurist. His teaching career includes Sydney Law School and the University of Delhi. He was the Professor of Law at Delhi University for 23 years and later its Vice Chancellor and of the University of South Gujarat, Surat (1982-85). He was the Director (Research) at the Indian Law Institute, and the President of the Indian Society of International Law. He is credited with high quality sociological research in Indian law by the Indian Council of Social Science Research and the University Grants Commission. He has authored several books and scholarly articles. He has several honours and awards to his credit including the Padma Shri in 2011.
His published works include books. The Indian Supreme Court and Politics (1980); The Crisis of the Indian Legal System (1982); Courage, Craft and Contention: The Indian Supreme Court in Mid-Eighties (1985); Towards a Sociology of Indian Law (1986); Liberty and Corruption: The AR Antulay Case and Beyond (1990); Marx, Law, and Justice: Indian Perspective (1993); Inhuman Wrongs and Human Rights (1994); Mambrino's Helmet?: Human Rights for a Changing World (1994) Mass Torts, Multinational Enterprise Liability and Private International Law (2000); The Future of Human Rights (2008, 3rd edition; reprinted Perennial Book Series, (2013) and Human Rights in a Posthuman World: Critical Essays (2007.)
As Tagore Law Professor, the University of Calcutta, Professor Baxi delivered Tagore Law Lectures entitled Aspects of Justice: A Tale of Three Cities.

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Nice to listen first hand version from someone who is now free to do for posteriority without any self-importance.
Only thing is these are time consuming to hammer through younger mind who must listen
Dr Vinod Chaturvedi, Jaipur

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Thanks sir
Lt Col DP Nanavati, Deolali

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It is always pleasure to listen these great intellectuals. 👍
Dr Prabhat Chaturvedi, Moradabad

[raviprakash]

Professor Upendra Buxi has good memory of Emergency days. Enjoyed listening to him intense episode. Nicely conducted too.

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These are so wonderful short interviews. Information and incidents which never got into public domain are now coming out. Thanks
Gp Capt Vivek Chaturvedi, New Delhi

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Sir very good initiative with valuable information
Adv Sandeep Garg, New Delhi

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Lovely insight on Emergency days Nilu.
Cmde Swapan Gupta, USA

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Thank you so much, respected Sir. I have shared these videos of Prof Baxi Sir in my groups.
Dr Shailendra Kumar Gupta

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Prof Baxi Session was wonderful Sir. Keep it up, Sir!
Dr Shikhar Ranjan, ISIL

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How dreadful! We were not effected and not much concerned but when you hear such incidents you feel terrible.
I remember Khushwant Singh had given his RS membership. Thankyou .
Maj Gen BG Shivley, Pune

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An encyclopaedia of insights and anecdotes. The Arun Jaitley incident was an unexpected piece of history. Great going sir 🙌🏼
Pranav Jetley, GCTC

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Very interesting conversation Sir! Enjoyed watching this episode. 😊🙏🏼
Adv Faraz Khan, New Delhi

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Seen the video, sir. Inspiring!
Adv Megha Nagpal, New Delhi

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Congratulations
Sunil K Sahni, Hong Kong

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इसे ही काल चक्र कहते है।
Adv KC Kaushik, New Delhi

[ironman]

Cannot believe that the government of the day had a student union leader in chains like a convict on death row! No surprise that the emergency is seen as a day democracy died in India.