Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, commonly known as Justice P.N. Bhagwati was born in Gujarat on December 21, 1921. He was the 17th Chief Justice of India serving from 12 July 1985 until his retirement on 20 December 1986. He did his Mathematics (Hons.) degree from Bombay University in 1941, and did law from Government Law College, Mumbai. He started his career practicing at the Bombay High Court. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2007. In his autobiography "My Tryst with Justice," P.N. Bhagwati begins with describing how his parents were instrumental in cultivating him respect for all religions, both his father and mother were deeply religious and understood the core and essence of Hindu religion and philosophy, while having complete catholicity of outlook. He talks about his education, his taste in Sanskrit language, English Literature and Mathematics, he also discusses the important role of his wife, Prabhavati, in his life. So basically he starts his book introducing his family and his early life. Next Justice Bhagwati provides fascinating details of his participation in India's freedom struggle, he starts it with a description of the 1942 session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) which marked a lasting impact on his life. He explains how he was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi in following words: "He spoke from the depths of his heart. He was a master of English language. His language was Biblical dressed in the finest English prose. His words of anguish went straight into the heart of the millions who listened to him. I can visualise him speaking and his words piercing every corner of my heart. He describes his involvement in the freedom struggle in the years to follow. He describes how he was arrested, he was taken to the Colaba Police Station and kept in a small dark dingy cell. He then talks about his initiation to the discipline of law. He discusses his elevation to the High Court of Gujarat and finally to