In 1946, at the age of 29, the author was chosen by Mahatma Gandhi to act as unofficial emissary between the British Labour Government and India in the delicate negotiations which resulted in the country‘s independence. His unique position enabled him to give the world a moving and informed account of the principal actors in the drama that led to t

Sudhir Ghosh was a politician and diplomat. He acted as an emissary between Mahatma Gandhi and the Labour Government during the discussions of 1945-47 leading to the independence of India.