Whilst I did not personally know MR. Shamnad Basheer, he sounds like a stand up guy RIP, sir. for Only the Good Die Youn.
On Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 09:31, Ketan Kothari <muktake...@gmail.com> wrote: > Kanchan, I echo your words. I too remember him as a very warm person > and the few times that we interacted he was always happy to help and > warm. > > Wonder why such great people leave us so early. > > Ketan > > On 08/08/2019, Kanchan Pamnani <kanchanpamn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have just been informed that Prof Shamnad Basheer passed away under > very > > tragic circumstances. Shamnad was only 43. > > > > I met him for the first time when we were presenting to the Standing > > Committee of Parliament on the copyright issue. > > > > Although he was not disabled he had researched the subject thoroughly and > > had been guiding us, strategizing with us and had been lobbying for us in > > government circles and in the legal community. > > > > After the presentation we had chai together and one thing I still > remember > > he looked at us and said it was a great thing that the community that was > > most affected was leading the fight. > > > > This is when he set up IDIA- > > > > Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA), a non‑profit body that > > aims to empower underprivileged communities through legal education. > > > > He not only trained underpriviledged including visually impaired > children to > > give and do extremely well in the Common Law Tests for the National Law > > Schools/Universities, but also held their hand by arranging accessible > study > > material, helped them with stipends and placements. He even tried to get > > accommodation for the IDIA scholars during their internships. > > > > He was someone whose intentions I could trust entirely. He was a man of > both > > wit and wisdom. > > > > I am at a loss for further words. > > > > I can only say we lost a great friend, a great man, a great thinker and > each > > one of us in this group must bow to a man who has stood by us and who > used > > his brilliance for the good of the community. > > > > > > > > We have lost many from this group and I miss them all. > > > > > > > > The loss of brilliance of Rahul Cherian, Javed Abidi and now Shamnad > Basheer > > by their untimely deaths at a young age, will never be forgotten or be > > replaceable. > > > > Kanchan > > > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > https://www.avg.com > > > > > > Search for old postings at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > > with the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please > > visit the list home page at > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > > Disclaimer: > > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the > > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the > mails > > sent through this mailing list.. > > > > > > > -- > Ketan Kothari > Phone: [r] 24223281, > Cell: 9987550614 > MSN ID: muktake...@hotmail.com > Skype ID: Ketan3333 > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > -- *** “The most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
