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Honouring Palkhivala

Sir, — The late Nani Palkhivala had received countless felicitations, awards, encomiums and recognitions during his lifetime and also since his demise in December. Can we cite another individual like Palkhivala, who had issued a cheque for Rs. 2 crores for charity out of his own earnings? Could a person draw a crowd of 100,000 year after year to listen to a drab subject such as the Budget analysis, without any support of organisation, State, etc? Such persons surely deserve to be given the Bharat Ratna not for their sake, but for our own.

As Palkhivala did not belong to any political group, it is possible that his legacy may be lost in the turbulence prevalent all around us. One way to honour the "gift of God to modern India'', as aptly referred to by Rajaji once, would be to confer on him the highest civilian award the country can bestow.

P. Balachandran,
Mumbai

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