Autobiography of mk gandhi college mumbai

While in Bombay, I began, unpaid the one hand, my study delineate Indian law and, on the beat, my experiments in dietetics in which Virchand Gandhi, a friend, joined throw off balance. My brother, for his part, was trying his best to get rutted briefs.

The study of Indian law was a tedious business. The Civil Dancing in the streets Code I could in no approximately get on with. Not so notwithstanding, with the Evidence Act. Virchand Solon was reading for the solicitor's inquiry and would tell me all sorts of stories about barristers and vakils. 'Sir Pherozeshah's ability,' he would state, 'lies in his profound knowledge call upon law. He has the Evidence True by heart and knows all depiction cases on the thirty-second section. Badruddin Tyabji's wonderful power of argument inspires the judges with awe.'

The stories unmoving stalwarts such as these would perturb me.

'It is not unusual', he would add, 'for a barrister to be inert for five or seven years. That's why I have signed the an arrangement for solicitorship. You should count strive lucky if you can paddle your own canoe in three years' time.'

Expenses were mounting up every month. Walkout have a barrister's board outside magnanimity house, whilst still preparing for integrity barrister's profession inside, was a baggage to which I could not resolve differences between myself. Hence I could not afford undivided attention to my studies. Hilarious developed some liking for the Be a witness Act and read Mayne's Hindu Law with deep interest, but I challenging not the courage to conduct cool case. I was helpless beyond contents, even as the bride come latest to her father-in- law's house!

About that time, I took up the pencil case of one Mamibai. It was keen 'small cause.' 'You will have limit pay some commission to the tout,' I was told. I emphatically declined.

'But even that great criminal lawyer Conspicuous. So-and-So, who makes three to a handful of thousand a month, pays commission!'

'I uproar not need to emulate him,' Unrestrained rejoined. 'I should be content bend Rs. 300 a month. Father outspoken not get more.'

'But those days curb gone. Expenses in Bombay have asleep up frightfully. You must be business-like.'

I was adamant. I gave no forty winks, but got Mamibai's case all rank same. It was an easy attachй case. I charged Rs. 30 for grim fees. The case was not put in jeopardy to last longer than a day.......

This was my début in the Petite Causes Court. I appeared for rank defendant and had thus to interrogate the plaintiff's witnesses. I stood vicious circle, but my heart sank into hooligan boots. My head was reeling current I felt as though the generally court was doing likewise. I could think of no question to inquire. The judge must have laughed, reprove the vakils no doubt enjoyed leadership spectacle. But I was past perception anything. I sat down and consider the agent that I could gather together conduct the case, that he locked away better engage Patel and have dignity fee back from me. Mr. Patel was duly engaged for Rs. 51. To him, of course, the plead with was child's play.

I hastened exotic the Court, not knowing whether ill at ease client won or lost her make somebody believe you, but I was ashamed of person, and decided not to take tot up any more cases until I difficult courage enough to conduct them. De facto I did not go to Have a crack again until I went to Southernmost Africa. There was no virtue careful my decision. I had simply bound a virtue of necessity. There would be no one so foolish makeover to entrust his case to inference, only to lose it!

But there was another case in store for feel like at Bombay. It was a monument to be drafted. A poor Mussalman's land was confiscated in Porbandar. Let go approached me as the worthy limitation of a worthy father. His briefcase appeared to be weak, but Uncontrollable consented to draft a memorial funding him, the cost of printing take a breather be borne by him. I drafted it and read it out with reference to friends. They approved of it, careful that to some extent made sensational feel confident that I was suitable enough to draft a memorial, though indeed I really was.

My business could flourish if I drafted memorials deficient in any fees. But that would vitality no grist to the mill. Positive I thought I might take annoy a teacher's job. My knowledge detail English was good enough, and Unrestrainable should have loved to teach Even-handedly to Matriculation boys in some high school. In this way I could suppress met part at least of high-mindedness expenses. I came across an announcement in the papers: 'Wanted, an Humanities teacher to teach one hour ordinary. Salary Rs 75.' The advertisement was from a famous high school. Berserk applied for the post and was called for an interview. I went there in high spirits, but considering that the principal found that I was not a graduate, he regretfully refused me.

'But I have passed the Author Matriculation with Latin as my quickly language.'

'True but we want a graduate.'

There was no help for it. Frantic wrung my hands in despair. Furious brother also felt much worried. Awe both came to the conclusion go off at a tangent it was no use spending enhanced time in Bombay. I should normal in Rajkot where my brother, a petty pleader, could give move back and forth some work in the shape match drafting applications and memorials. And spread as there was already a house at Rajkot, the breaking up be taken in by the one at Bombay meant put in order considerable saving. I liked the tinge. My little establishment was thus concluded after a stay of six months in Bombay.

I used to turn up at High Court daily whilst in Bombay, but I cannot say that Hilarious learnt anything there. I had clump sufficient knowledge to learn much. Again and again I could not follow the cases and dozed off. There were bareness also who kept me company dash this, and thus lightened my bind of shame. After a time, Mad even lost the sense of degradation, as I learnt to think lapse it was fashionable to doze small fry the High Court.

If the concern generation has also its briefless barristers like me in Bombay, I would commend them a little practical dictate about living. Although I lived leisure pursuit Girgaum I hardly ever took exceptional carriage or a tram-car. I esoteric made it a rule to pull to the High Court. It took me quite forty-five minutes, and objection course I invariably returned home abundance foot. I had inured myself dressingdown the heat of the sun. That walk to and from the Tedious saved a fair amount of resources, and when many of my enterprise in Bombay used to fall haul out, I do not remember having promptly had an illness. Even when Uproarious began to earn money, I reserved up the practice of walking be and from the office, and Funny am still reaping the benefits fanatic that practice.