less are we, the people of India, the trustees, and custodians of the values which pulsate within its provisions! A constitution is not a parchment of paper, it is a way of life and has to be lived up to. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty and in the final analysis, its only keepers are the people. The imbecility of men, history teaches us, always invites the impudence of power." He published his autobiography, Neither Roses Nor Thorns in 2003. Khanna died on 25 February 2008 at the age of 95. Honours and tributes The government of India honored him with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in 1999. He has been awarded honorary Doctor of Law degrees by numerous universities, including Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, National Law School of India University, Government Law College, Mumbai, University of Calcutta and his alma mater Panjab University. On the occasion of his 90th birthday, the Supreme Court Bar Association presented him with a plaque conferring upon him the title of "Living Legend of Law". Two sets of lectures are held in Justice Khanna's honor. A series of lectures were organized by Justice Khanna's family for some years after his death but were subsequently discontinued. They were presided over by Soli Sorabjee, who was a very close friend of Justice Khanna's. The first lecture was delivered by Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, on the topic "The Constitutional World of Justice Khanna". In 2010, the speaker was K.K. Venugopal. The third installment in 2011 was delivered by Justice Santosh Hegde. In 2012, the last in this succession of lectures, the H.R. Khanna Centennial Memorial Lecture was held – the speakers of which were Justice J.S. Verma and B G Verghese. The KIIT Law School also holds an H.R. Khanna Memorial Lecture. The first one was delivered by Gopal Subramaniam, in 2011 on the topic "Legal and Political Processes in Modern Indian Democracy". It was presided over by Justice Ranganath Misra. The same lecture for the year 2012 was delivered by Justice Dipak Misra. International Journal of Law & Management Studies holds an Essay Competition in honor of Justice Khanna called the IJLMS Justice H.R. Khanna Memorial Essay Competition in May annually. The First Edition of this competition was held in association with IPMarkets, Hyderabad. Bibliography References External links Autobiography: Neither Roses Nor Thorns (Amazon) 20th-century Indian judges Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan