A Statesman Among Jurists

Alladi Krishnaswami (1883-1953) was one of the Titans of the Indian bar in the first half of the present century. He set up a record as the Advocate- General of Madras by being in office for 14 years, from 1932 to 1946, despite change of Governments. An ilustrious legal career such as his would have normally found its fulfilment in his elevation to the bench either of the High Courti n Madras or of the Supreme Court in Delhi. As it happened, he did not choose to get on to the bench; he even declined the offer of the Governorship of one of the leading States of the country Instead, he became a member of the Constituent Assembly in 1946 and wrote his name in the Hall of Fame by becoming one of the founding fathers of constitution of india.