(Ebook) Nani Palkhivala: The Courtroom Genius by Soli J Sorabjee , Arvind P Datar Senior Advocate ISBN 9788180387548, 8180387542

(Ebook) Nani Palkhivala: The Courtroom Genius by Soli J Sorabjee , Arvind P Datar Senior Advocate ISBN 9788180387548, 8180387542

N anabhoyArdeshirPalkhivalaarguablyhad themostmeteoricrise as an advocateinlivingmemory.Withoutaprivilegedbackground,without a god-tather in the legal profession,without adegreefromOxfordorCambridgeoranyforeignuniversity,withoutbeingabarrister(aswasfashionableatthattime),handicappedbya severestammerinhischildhood,Palkhivalareached the very pinnacle of success in the legal profession in lessthan twenty years.What was the secret of his stupendous success at the Bar? Whatmakes one person reach unbelievable levels of achievement in hischosen field? Are there any lessons to be learnt from suchsuccess? Isthere a formula that can be replicated by anyone - Iike ingredientsof a recipe of a master chef that can be merely repeated? There is atheory that success leaves clues. If a person has succeeded by doingcertainthings,itis possibletodothe samethingandachievesimilar, if not the same,success.As we came to the end of preparing the final chapters of thisbook,MalcolmGladwell's Outliers -The Story ofSuccesswaspublished in late 2008.' Chapter lI of this remarkable book dealtwiththree questions: Is achievement the result of innate talent?What roles do hard work and preparation play? Does the particularworkingenvironmentplayanimportantrole?TheanswersGladwellgivesus aretrulyastonishingandexplain,toagreat