The Advocate
Law is often imagined as a contest of arguments. In practice, it is also an exercise in patience, preparation and responsibility. I carry the legacy of my paternal grandfather a renowned barrister Adv. A. S. Krishna Iyer, who was nick named Law Krishna Iyer and my paternal uncle who was the first Municipal Commissioner and Mayor of Kochi Adv. A.K. Sheshadri, both who practiced in the High court of Kerala.
To work in law is to understand that behind every document there is a person, behind every dispute there is a story, and behind every legal question there may be a life waiting for clarity. The advocate must therefore do more than speak well. He must listen without prejudice, read without haste and advise without creating false certainty.
It taught me the value of structure. A complicated issue becomes manageable when its facts are separated from assumptions, its rights from its emotions, and its possibilities from its risks. The law may not always provide the answer people hope for, but a responsible legal professional must help them understand the answer that the law can support.
The courtroom also teaches humility. No argument is complete until it has been tested. No position is strong merely because it is passionately held. And no victory is meaningful if it is achieved by abandoning integrity.
For me, advocacy is ultimately about making complexity understandable—and helping people move forward with informed choices.
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