What is N. R. Madhava Menon?
[[File:N. R. Madhava Menon.jpg|thumb|200px|Menon in August 2007]] '''Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Menon''' (4 May 1935 – 8 May 2019) was an [[India]]n lawyer and educator. He has been called the main figure of modern legal education in India. He was founder and director of the [[National Law School of India University]] (NLSIU) and the [[National Judicial Academy (India)|National Judicial Academy]]. He also served as founder and vice-chancellor of the [[West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences]] (NUJS). Menon was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian honour, by the [[Government of India|government]] in 2003. He was born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]. Menon died of [[liver cancer]] in Thiruvananthapuram on 8 May 2019. He was 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/nr-madhava-menon-indian-legal-educator-passes-away-at-84-5716359/|title=NR Madhava Menon, Indian legal educator, passes away at 84|date=8 May 2019|website=The Indian Express|access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Menon, N. R. Madhava}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in India]] [[Category:Deaths from liver cancer]] [[Category:Indian educators]] [[Category:Indian lawyers]] [[Category:People from Kerala]] {{Bio-stub}}