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Yadav, Prakash Singh Badal and Lalit
Modi. Harish Salve is also known for his
spectacular success in the Vodafone matter
and recently in Kulbhushan case.
“From Nani Palkhivala, I learnt that
genius is a lot of hard work. It entails
having the capacity to do what people
find boring, that is where you hone your
attention to detail. Palkhivala taught me
to make excellence an end unto itself. He
used to say that the measure of how well
you’ve argued in court comes not from
the decision of the court, but from how
you personally feel you’ve performed. He
opened up a whole new dimension of the
world before me,” he says.
35. Shardul Shroff, 62, Corporate Lawyer
As a thought
leader in the legal
domain, Shroff has
been consistently
rated as a leading
corporate and
M&A lawyer, both internationally, and
here in India. After breaking away from
his brother to form Shardul Amarchand
Mangaldas, Shroff soared to even greater
heights representing the cutting-edge of
legal expertise, with a slew of high profile
clients which includes Facebook.
He has been recognised as one of “The
Game Changers of India, 2018” by The
Economic Times.
36. Kapil Sibal
“After 30 years, it was time to quit and
work as an Independent candidate. I would
not speak against Congress at any point,”
said Kapil Sibal in 2022 when re-joining the
Rajya Sabha in an independent capacity. –
Quintessential Sibal!
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Sibal needs no
introduction
unless you’ve
been meditating
for 40 years in the
Himalayas; he is and
has been one of the
most revered (Supreme Court) lawyers
in the country. A man who largely lives
by his truths, stepping away from the
Congress after a lifetime of working with
the party through historical milestones,
didn’t scale the shock quotient index.
Known for his forthright manner in
articulating his vision, he pretty much
nails his point down with élan.
India has changed. It is no longer the
inclusive country we were born in. The
(fundamental issues), dialogues of today
are worrisome. If we do not stand up to
this, our tomorrow will be in danger. Let’s
hope more powerful people like him bat for
a better India.
37. Yusuf Hamied, 84, Industrialist
Polish-born Indian
scientist and
businessperson
Dr Yusuf Khwaja
Hamied is Non-
Executive Chairman
of Cipla, a pharma
major founded by his father Khwaja Abdul
Hamied, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi
in 1935. A world-renowned scientist,
Dr Hamied obtained his PhD in organic
chemistry in 1960 from the University of
Cambridge. Widely hailed for producing
generic AIDS medicine and other drugs
meant for people in poor nations, Hamied
has led efforts to eradicate AIDS in the
developing world and give patients life-
saving medicines regardless of their ability