Landmarks are there to be made.
Today I witnessed a unique Landmark.. (there may be Many more similar cases but Unique for our Family).
My Uncle (Kaka) Shripad Narayanrao Dhanagare, Advocate High Court Nagpur completed 50 years of Active Practice.
The third and youngest son of eminent Lawyer Adv.N.R.Dhanagare , was the only sibling who took up his profession in Law.
He joined Law College Nagpur in 1970 after completing his BA in Amravati and Passed out as an Advocate in September 1973.
He started Practice on the auspicious day of Navratra Ghatasthapana on 27th September 1973 at Washim ( Then Akola District)
Initially he assisted his father (my grandfather) for a year or so. The motto of both was the same ..to help the needy and downtrodden bylarge.
But 1975 was a turning point as Emergency and MISA were declared and my Grandfather was arrested being an active member of the RSS.
Suddenly all responsibility fell on Shripad Kaka, to manage the cases and also to manage the family.
He ably managed the same and it was indeed a case of Baptism by fire.
Emergency was lifted in 1977 and same year in November he married Shyama (my Kaku). Since then she has been his biggest support and almost a backbone..more so after my grandparents passed away. He had self belief and followed the golden rule that "You can’t survive on the reputation of your father. You have to make one for yourself "
After serving in Washim for 20 years..he took the call of shifting to Nagpur where he took up the challange in High Court. Being an idealist, intellectually inclined, he tried to visualize all the professional challenges that lay ahead and took the step
That was in 1993.
Since then he has been practicing successfully in Nagpur.
The journey over the last half century has been incredible for him. So satisfying and constructive. He got an opportunity to handle all types of cases , including Corporate Legal consulting.
He has two daughters Renuka Dhanagare-Bhadang and Devika Dhanagare-Saodekar .
Both married and well settled but that also left Kaka and Kaku alone at Nagpur.
(That's a Universal truth ).
And now today he completes 50 years of Active Practice. The last few years being a bit testing due to health reasons.
Our family and I wish him and Kaku All the best for the future
