Political Ideas of M.N. Roy

Political Ideas of M.N. Roy makes fascinating reading because Roy was much more than mere politician. Reeta Sinha takes us through to the heart of a truly great man, an intellectual yet grounded in reality, a freedom fighter with a global vision, a politician who remained fully human, and a leftist free of dogma. Reeta Sinha’s book describes the development of M.N. Roy’s thinking against the background of the history of liberal and humanist thought. What is of particular interest is M.N. Roy’s anti-Fascist thinking seen best in the valuable Appendices to this volume, Roy’s letters from Indian jails reveal the humble brilliance of an international mind.