This book has tried to capture the person behind the black coat, the person with his strengths, weaknesses family and friend. These legal luminaries have contributed in every sphere of the society. The 100 great men and women featured in alphabetical sequence in this book have achieved pinnacles of success, not through comfort and shortcuts, but by setting goals and walking an arduous path, whether as eminent lawyers, heads of India's topmost law firms, in-house counsel or as law teachers.