Legal Aid & Awareness is essential for just and proper society as well as effective judicial system. Article 39A of the Constitution of India provides for equal justice and free legal aid. There have been significant developments in the area of legal and awareness in last one year in India. Looking at this changes, ProBono India launched the 2nd Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam National Legal Essay Competition - 2017. In this competition total 37 entries were received, and out this top ten good quality essays have been covered in this edited book.