I never set out to write this book. For thirty years, I lived it. From my first terrifying court appearance in Karnataka to negotiating multi-crore real estate deals, I have seen the Indian legal system from every angle, the good, the brutal, and the transformative. Born in Raichur, Karnataka in 1966, I graduated at the top of my law class in Bangalore. What followed was a career that took me from traditional litigation to advisory roles I never imagined. Along the way, I defended cases that mad