As the world gets competitive, tough times lie ahead with perseverance, self-determination and resilience becoming the key attributes required to move forward. One must confidently tread the path with confidence and resolve. Life for me has been an accumulation of tough challenges all along with my two-year long battle for the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status being the most recent ordeal. Midway through that ordeal, many including my close friends advised me to give up, as I appeared to be fighting a losing battle. However, I refused to give in and stayed put. As an Advocate, I had full faith in the Judiciary and was confident that I was on the right side of the law and was ready for whatever battle I had to face, to ensure that the government gave me the OCI that I was rightfully entitled to.
To be an Advocate was always my childhood dream, which became a reality. Fortuitously, I had the rare privilege of appearing before the High Court of Bombay at Goa and even the Supreme Court of India as a student, long before commencing my law studies. Because of COVID, most of the Courts now have a facility for Advocates to function through video-conferencing. Besides India, it is my desire to also practice law in Europe. To qualify for this, I am embarking on a task to study extensively European as well as International law. In doing this, the penning of my life’s memoirs takes a break and remains on hold. The discipline required to be a student again at 65 is enormous, but for me it is going to be just another challenge, with the next two years being crucial to achieve my goal, albeit free from distractions and socialising, something that has been an integral part of my life. However, where there is a will there is always a way!
