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By Tanuj Kalia
Lawyers read a lot, perhaps, more than any other professional. Here are the must-read books for a law student in India (and I have shamelessly included my book ‘Law as a Career’ here).
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1. Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography by Fali S Nariman
2. Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future by Richard Susskind
3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
4. Nani Palkhivala: The Courtroom Genius by Soli J Sorabjee and Arvind P Datar
5. Learning the Law by Glanville Williams 
6. Landmark Judgments That Changed India by Ashok K. Ganguly
7. Court and Their Judgments by Arun Shourie 
8. Letters to a Law Student by Nicholas J. McBride
9. Roses in December an Auto Biography by MC Chagla
10. Law As A Career by Tanuj Kalia
11. Legal Eagles: Stories of the Top Seven Indian Lawyers by Indu Bhan
12. 10 Judgements That Changed India by Zia Mody
13. We, the People by Nani A. Palkhivala
14. We, the Nation: the Lost Decades by Nani A. Palkhivala
15. One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School by Scott Turow
16. Bleak House by Charles Dickens
17. The Trial by Franz Kafka
18. The Firm by John Grisham
19. The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of A Nation by Granville Austin
20. Working in a Democratic Constitution: A History of the Indian Experience by Granville Austin
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The Constitution of India by MP Jain (LOL)
Please should the about learning book and legal writing
I think we have Many books in court room to gain knowledge and practices and please also the mentioned author name universal publication.
Please suggest a book for legal writing
Should add Neither Roses Nor Thorns by Justice HR Khanna J.
Really it is very difficult to select one good book.
This(To kill a Mockingbird) is the best book i have ever read.
Author name pls
Harper Lee
Just bought Legal eagles by Indu bhan it is good book for young lawyers.
Following books should also be added in this list:
My life, law and other things by M C Setalvad
My own boswell by Hidaytulla J
And book by K N Katju my experiment with advocacy.
King of torts by John Grisham
“Three Judges and Their Times” by Narendra P. Chapalgaonkar, Publisher: LexisNexis.
Legal Eagle by indu bhan – Truly the best book to know interesting facts about the top 7 lawyer of country . A book full of motivation and tells how they became what they are today . My favourite part is of Harish salve sir and yes it also has case study of Vodafone case and much more for a law student to know . worth a read
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson