Barrister Harun ur Rashid (1934-2020)

It has now been a month, give or take a day or two, since one of the finest gentlemen you could’ve had the privilege to meet bid us all adieu and upped sticks into the unknown. His departure has left a particularly gaping hole in the social fabric of which he was a part, for during his time here Barrister Harun ur Rashid was the exemplar of a full life. Diplomat, author, columnist or raconteur - I was personally privileged to have observed him in each of these avatars from very close quarters. Perhaps that is what makes the hole he has left behind - taking all that wisdom he gleaned over the course of 8 decades in this world, all those exper…