
The Legacy of Satya Chandra Mukerji, Forgotten Historian and Legal Luminary
A tribute to Satya Chandra Mukerji, a distinguished Vakil and pioneering historian who documented India's transformative era under the Crown.
Satya Chandra Mukerji was an undisputed leader among the Indian Members of the High Court Bar on the criminal side. He was a lawyer of great ability, experience, and learning and possessed amazing memory. He was well known for reciting numerous anecdotes and showing unfailing courtesies as well as inexhaustible patience on the Bench. While a lot is known about his father Shitol Chandra Mookerjee as there are reports published on him by worthy English newspapers like The Statesman, very little is known about Mr. Satya Chandra Mukerji. All we know from the literatures available on Satya Chandra Mukerji is that he was a gifted lawyer with outsta...