This book is a collection of essays based on the lives of some well known and some less known personalities of our past. The common factor among them is that they represent different strands and symbolize the spirit of the 19th century Indian renaissance. The major part of this book is devoted to Sister Nivedita (Miss Margaret Noble) whose name is very familiar in Bengal. But a historical evaluation of Sister Nivedita and her works in India is yet to be made. Her ...
