Portrait of a Martyr: A Biography of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerji

This edition of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee’s biography bears importance as the year 2001 marks his 100th birth anniversary. Dr. Mookerjee was one of the remarkable figures who adorned India’s political firmament during the crucial decades before and after independence. This book puts into perspective the life and career of this versatile genius who excelled in every field of activity he entered – as vice-chancellor of Calcutta University; as the acting president of the Hindu Mahasabha; as parliamentarian and the first president of Jana Sangh; and as a crusader for the cause of Indian unity for which he laid down his life in prison under mysterious circumstances on 23 June 1953.