FALI S. NARIMAN has grown up with the Constitution. He started his career in the High Court of Bombay in 1950. Since 1972, when he shifted to New Delhi, he has been continuously practising in India’s Supreme Court, where he has attained eminence. Over the years, he has been the recipient of several prestigious awards, both at national and international levels. He was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha in November 1999, was awarded the Padma Bhushan (in 1991) and the Padma Vibhushan (in 2007). Author of the bestselling Before Memory Fades... an autobiography and The State of the Nation: In the Context of India’s Constitution, he lives in New Delhi with his wife Bapsi.