Gitanjali Gurbaxani, a friend of the Jethmalani family, has one enduring memory of the late legal eagle, Ram Jethmalani. "It is of 'uncle Ram' savouring ice cream," the Cuffe Parade resident said with a laugh. "If there was one thing he loved, it was a scoop of ice cream after a meal. He also loved ghar ka (home made) Sindhi food like sai bhaaji," said Gurbaxani, adding, "he would eat the ice cream in little, baby spoons, savouring it.

Gurbaxani added that Jethmalani's skill as orator, was "evident in court, but also at family gatherings." "His work was his passion and he was a voracious reader. For him, books were to be venerated. First of course were law books, but he thought there is something to learn from every book. I wanted to launch my cancer cookbook 'Fight Cancer with Flavour' in Delhi, and he said, "I will play host at the launch" and so it was launched on Ram Jethmalani's home lawns in 2016," she said.