S2 E12: After Midnight: William Broome - The British Colonial Judge Who Stayed On In Independent India

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In this episode Wig Stephen Lawrence sits down with Barrister Douglas McDonald-Norman to talk about a fascinating figure in Indian legal history, William Broome, the British colonial judge who ‘stayed on’ in 1947 when the new Indian nation was born. Douglas McDonald-Norman practises from Eight Selborne Chambers in Sydney where he has a diverse practise including in administrative and commercial law. Their wide-ranging discussion canvasses the man, his personal life, his cases, how his story fits with different conceptions of the Indian nation as well as broader political issues such as the 1970’s ‘Emergency’ and the role of religion in Indian politics.

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