Documents and Speeches on the Indian Princely States: (In 2 vols.)

Adrian Sever was born in Australia and is a graduate in History from Murdoch University in Perth. His abiding interest in India began when he paid the first of numerous extended visits in 1964. Since then he has taken a postgraduate degree in Asian Studies at the Australian National University and served in the Australian diplomatic service in Cambodia, China, Nepal and North Korea and as Deputy Permanent Australian Representative to UNESCO. For several years he was Executive Director of the Australia India Council, a body established within the Australian foreign ministry to develop all facets of Australia’s relationship with India. He is the author of four other books and numerous articles on the history and culture of various Asian countries.