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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

MY INSPIRATION



WHY DID I CHOOSE LAW?

I have always relished reading. When I was 11 years old, my dad handed me a copy of Long Walk to Freedom. At the end of the week I had finished the book. It introduced me to the reality of apartheid in South Africa and how the law was used to justify and facilitate inequality, injustice and racism. It also shifted my focus to transformative constitutionalism and the need for change. Being exposed to my dad’s law practice, I realized the importance of the right to legal representation and the pivotal role that lawyers played in transforming history.    


THE IMPORTANCE OF RESILIENCE

From dealing with difficult judges, to losing matters, to having difficult opponents, the most important lesson I have learnt is that resilience must prevail. While self-doubt inevitably comes to the surface, I remind my-self that I have done my best and that tomorrow I will try harder. I reflect on whatever has happened and ask myself how I could do better the next time.


PREPARING FOR COURT

When I was in High School, my best friend and I were on the school’s League Debating Team. The invaluable lesson that our coach taught us was to consider all the points that our opponents would raise and devise ways to counter it. With each of my matters, I use this as the final step, after ascertaining the facts and researching the law. During practice, one of the senior counsel that I worked with taught me the importance of reading as widely as possible on the area of law in question, particularly text-books and of course case law. This gives me the added confidence to present a case and assertively answer any questions that the Judge raises.   



INSPIRING APPS I USE

• Bloom – meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy

• Calm – meditation, wisdom and mindfulness





QUOTES THAT HAVE INSPIRED ME

• “Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence”

   – Desiderata by Max Ehrmann

• “The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief” – Othello, Act I, Scene III by Shakespeare

• “Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.”

   – I Rise by Maya Angelou

• “Greatness begins beyond your comfort zone” – Robin Sharma

• “Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever” – Jay Shetty  


INSPIRING BOOKS I HAVE READ

• Long Walk to Freedom – Nelson Mandela

• Shantaram – Gregory David Roberts

• Barack and Michelle: The Love Story – Christopher Anderson

• My Own Liberator – Dikgang Moseneke

• Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life – Hector Garcia and Franesc

• The Bill of Rights Handbook (6ed) – Currie & de Waal


WORLD LEADERS THAT HAVE INSPIRED ME

• Jawaharlal Nehru – Barrister and First Prime Minister of the Republic of India

• Nelson Mandela – Attorney and First President of the Republic of South Africa

• Barrack Obama – Attorney and First Black President of the United States of America

• Sadhguru – Yoga guru and proponent of spirituality

INSPIRING PLACES I HAVE VISITED

• The Dhobi Ghat - Mumbai

• St. Peter’s Basilica – Vatican City

• The Chu Chi Tunnels - Vietnam

• The United Nations – Geneva

• The Louvre Museum – Paris

• Crown Court - Liverpool







SPEECHES THAT HAVE INSPIRED ME

• 1947: A Tryst with Destiny – Jawaharlal Nehru

• 2013: First Inaugural Address – President Barack Obama

• 1913: Freedom or Death – Emmeline Pankhurst

• 1963: I Have a Dream – Martin Luther King Jnr


ENTREPRENEURS THAT INSPIRE ME

• Huda Kattan

• Shah Rukh Khan

• Jay Z

• DJ Khaled

• Steve Jobs

• Elon Musk