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The award ceremony for the Prathiba M Singh #Cambridge LL.M. Scholarship will begin shortly.

The event will see eminent jurist and Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman as the Chief Guest, with several distinguished speakers including Justice Prathiba M Singh.

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Event begins. Professor Mark Elliott welcomes all attendees and panellists.

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Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen Toope speaks and recognises the support from the scholarship for the Faculty of Law, #Cambridge

Justice Prathiba M. Singh addresses the gathering: it's a well known fact that law was not a very sought after career in India, the only exception to that are people like #FaliNariman

With the introduction of the 5 year law school, it has become sought after: Justice Prathiba M. Singh

Justice Prathiba M. Singh: my own life would have been completely different if not for the post graduate scholarship. The Cambridge trust came as a Santa Clause to me.

Justice Prathiba M. Singh explains the three fold objective of the scholarship: Recognise merit, aid those in need for access to finances and to award those who wish to come back and contribute in India.

Dr. Nikhil Tandon explains the scholarship selection process briefly as well as his experience.

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Helen Pennant, Director of Cambridge Trust speaks further on the scholarship.

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Scholars from 2020 and 2021 speak about their experiences.

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Professor Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan speaks about the #LLM, and International IP Law and IP law papers.

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Chief Guest, Senior Advocate Fali S. Nariman begins address on the subject "Striving for excellence."

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Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman: My only regret is that currently digital video technology is not advanced enough to enable me to see my real audience who are fellow students of law.

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Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman congratulates Justice Prathiba M. Singh.

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Will Durant the American Scholar writes somewhere that education is the technique for transmitting civilisation and I thank you for your contribution: Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman

Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman: in India, striving for excellence in the law can only be achieved by striving for and achieving some degree of proficiency in the language of the law. In colonial times, English had always been looked upon as a foreign language.

Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman: but no longer.. English has now become a language in independent India we have now accepted as our own.

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Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman: concepts enshrined in our constitution, like justice liberty equality are Anglo Saxon both in origin and content.

The constitution of ours has declared English to be one of only two official languages of India.

Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman: To excel in law in India, one must be proficient in the knowledge of English.

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Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman: to say all this is not to compel you all to become anglicised.

Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman: apart from keeping yourself informed in case law, the important thing is stocking your mind with good reading of the English literature.

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Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman: It is important to cultivate a cult of humility and have the willingness to learn from one's mistakes.

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Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman: if you take up the practice of law, you will often be mistaken in your views and a small step towards excellence is to be able to admit to and rectify your mistakes.

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Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman: It is an illusion to think that great cases are won or lost because of their strength or weakness. Advocacy plays a crucial, nay a vital role.

Good advocacy consists how much and how well you have thought about and how ultimately you have presented.

Sr. Adv. Fali S. Nariman: lastly, to achieve excellence, remember you can be smart but never too smart!

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Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman concludes his address.

Ms. Manmeet Kaur Sareen ends the event with a formal vote of thanks.

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