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A tribute to the Pioneer of legal education and legal profession in India was organised by CG3, a platform for connecting the Governed Governing and the Governance to commemorate the memory of the legend  in the august presence of  Dr. Justice ( Retd.) K.G. Balakrishnan , the former Chief Justice of India  being the key note speaker.  

Dr. KP Kylasanatha Pillay Senior Advocate and mentor to CG3 delivered the welcome address and introduced all the eminent speakers . Dr. Pillay said that Dr. Narayanan Nair was a multi faceted personality , he being a man maker and institution maker. Dr. Narayanan Nair had an immense contribution in the field of legal education, legal research and publication and many other prominent fields of law.

The key note speaker  Dr. Justice ( Reid.) K.G. Balakrishnan discussed his close association with  Dr. Narayanan Nair . Dr. Narayanan Nair  was a pioneer  in starting legal private colleges in Kerala though the Kerala Law Academy was distinct amongst others. He also emphasised that wherever the  legal education is not upto the mark, there the legal system/judiciary is half baked or a failure. He further suggested that a chair could be created  in his memory and various lecture series should be held in his name which  to commemorate his memory which would encourage others to come forward for societal help as Dr. Nair and which would further help in the inclusive growth of the legal fraternity. 

Dr. N. K. Jayakumar, Former Vice Chancellor,  NUALS  recollected and shared his experiences and personal anecdotes with Dr. Nair.  He said that   Dr. Nair had an unlimited confidence, dedication and a streamlined focus to achieve his dream.  He made legal education accessible to the youth of Kerala which he thought was the tool of empowerment.

Dr. K. C. Sunny, Vice Chancellor,  NUALS shared that Dr. Nair’s law academy’s library has a vast collection of law journals of the world . We should appreciate him a visionary by accessing his approach to his law journals collection in which he was very particular.  Dr. Nair started moot court competitions  and always supported students for special training to go abroad and participate in moot court competitions.

Smt. M.G. Padmini, Retired Dist. Judge also recalled her close association with  Shri N Narayanan Nair and family during  her academic carrier at the Law academy and the continued guidance and support received from late Shri Narayanan Nair  through out her carrier as a judicial Officer. 

Adv. K.P. Jayachandran in his address remembered that it was only because of Dr.N Narayanan Nair that he chose the legal profession and he is indebted to him for all that he has achieved in his legal carrier. He also acknowledged the key role played by Shri Nair in establishing NUALS, under the auspices of BCK and also recalled Narayanan Nair’s dream of establishing an Academy for Lawyers for continuing legal education and proposed that there should be a memorial for Shri Narayanan Nair in honour of his service to the legal fraternity of Kerala.
Adv. Joseph John-, Chairman, Bar Council of Kerala also recalled his long association with Late Shri Dr.N Narayanan Nair starting as a student of the Law Academy, which continued up to the Bar Council and told that his contributions to as an academician and as a Bar Council member for the welfare of the Lawyers is un-parallel and unique and is worth emulating.

Adv. R. Mahesh Menon  proposed a vote of thanks to the august gathering.