Extremely disturbing news. Knew Shamnad personally. Worked with him on several occasions.
Terrible loss. Shampa Sengupta On Thu, 8 Aug 2019, 9:05 pm Rahul Bajaj, <[email protected]> wrote: > Professor Basheer was one of my foremost mentors — someone with whom I had > the great honour of doing impactful work in IP law as well as disability > law. I am devastated beyond words; it is a huge personal loss. Soon before > I left for Oxford, he fondly told me that he tells everyone that I will be > India’s first visually impaired Supreme Court judge. Such was the greatness > of the man - He knew how to see the best in us all and to provide one the > encouragement to develop those facets of one’s personality. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 8, 2019, at 3:23 PM, Kanchan Pamnani <[email protected]> > 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/[email protected]/ > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > > [email protected] > > 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.. > > > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > 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.. > > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] 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..
