“Adieu Soli!”, 8 May 2021
Scope and Contents
The Upendra Baxi Collection is a digital collection that currently comprises a single series, Bibliography. This series is organised into several subseries, including Published Academic Articles, Published Book Chapters, Published Books, Published Book Reviews, Published Lectures and Presentations from Conferences and Seminars, Newspaper Articles, Letters and Correspondence (Mathura Rape Case), Other Media, and Media Articles by Others on the Mathura Rape Case.
Dates
- Publication: 8 May 2021
Creator
- Upendra Baxi (Author, Person)
- Sharunya (Archives Intern, Person)
- Meghashree Dev (Processing Archivist, Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 250 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This tribute honors the legacy of the late Soli Sorabjee, a titan of Indian constitutional law. Baxi reflects on Sorabjee’s role as a "defender of the faith" regarding the Constitution, particularly during the Emergency. He highlights Sorabjee’s mastery of human rights law and his passion for jazz, which mirrored his improvisational yet structured legal mind. The piece emphasizes his commitment to the freedom of the press and the rights of minorities. For Baxi, Sorabjee wasn't just a lawyer but a "public intellectual" whose humanism and ethical clarity set a standard for the entire legal profession. In India Legal.
Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository