Author: K Natwar Singh
Editor: K Natwar Singh
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 169
ISBN/UPC (if available): 817167772X
Description
E M Forster was a remarkable personality whose life and works have helped bridge the gap between the cultures of the East and the West. In this book, first published in 1964 - the year that marked both Forster's 85th birthday as also the 40th anniversary of the publication of his A Passage to India - six prominent writers from the Indian subcontinent have joined hands to pay tribute to the great man. This volume includes Forster's tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and selections from Abinger Harvest, The Hill of Devi, A Passage to India and Two Cheers for Democracy.
Contents
INTRODUCTION by K Natwar-Singh
PART ONE
Recollections of E M Forster
Narayana Menon
Raja Rao
Ahmed Ali
Mulk Raj Anand
Santha Rama Rau
K Natwar-Singh
PART TWO
Selections from E M Forster's Writings on India
Mahatma Gandhi
The Nine Gems of Ujjain
Syed Ross Masood
On the death of Bapu Sahib
Two Books by Tagore
The Emperor Babur
Note on A Passage to India
Caves
India Again
The Mind of the Indian Native State
Gokul Ashtami
Hymn before Action
Appendix: Forster's Letters