DelHi judGe’s book ‘interests’ tHe trump camp

If Donald Trump, before winning the American Presidential race, would have come to know about a New Delhi judge’s book referring to his archrival Hillary Clinton as a “violent wife”, he would have surely ordered an airlift of all the copies to counter her fierce campaign. Trump was quite upset when he faced flak over his women remarks in a television interview in 2005. It seems he is still pursuing his burning desire to “neutralise” Hillary forever. A trusted American-Indian from the Trump camp recently organised the purchase of a good number of the copies of the book from stores and the publishing house for dispatch to the US. We do not know whether they reached the White House. Or what was the purpose. Poona A. Bemba, District and Sessions Judge, Patiala House, wrote the book, Temple of Justice: A School of Life, just before the US Presidential elections. The book has nothing to do with Trump and Hillary Clinton’s bitter election fight. It only briefly refers to Hillary in the second chapter dealing with “Abusive Wives”. Bamba wrote the book when she was Principal Judge, Family Courts in Saket, South Delhi. It is a collection of Bamba’s notings in her personal diary about her courtroom experiences and observations. Some years ago, she authored her first book, Perfect Marriage: Not A Mirage. “In my books, I have shared my journey through different life stories which unfolded before me every day,” points out the soft spoken judge. Bamba has sprinkled “global anecdotes” about various aspects related to the institution of marriage in the book, and, in this context, Hillary has found a reference. In the chapter “Abusive Wives” the judge says some cases had set her thinking as to what was driving women to unleash domestic violence.

“A general feeling is that only husbands beat up their wives, but there are several cases of poor husbands too,” Bamba observed. Stating that some celebrated personalities have been victims of domestic violence caused by their wives, Bamba’s book points out that even former US President Bill Clinton’s story is no different. “It was just a coincidence that my book had come out when Hillary was fighting to become the world’s most powerful woman,” she told The Sunday Guardian. Bamba’s book draws attention to an American book, a biography, Hillary’s Choice, and says that the author Gail Sheehy has revealed that Hillary allegedly attacked Bill Clinton on several occasions. On one occasion, Hillary allegedly slashed Bill Clinton’s face with her fingernails. Hillary’s Choice is a 1999 biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who at the time of publication was First Lady of the United States. “How must have Bill’s pink skin looked with red bloody streaks, I thought,” writes Bamba in her book adding, “Hey! No offence meant.”