This is the story of an author who was certainly not destined to remain an Unknown Indian. The dramatic photographs and rare documents bring this illustrated biography alive.
He is deeply interested in wildlife photography and is also reputed for his knowledge of architecture and understanding of nature.
Another unique feature of Nirad's was his style of writing. It was flawless and grammar perfect. Everything he wrote was a sample of lucid prose, evocative and challenging Many critics questioned his assumptions but none could fault him on his basic theses, or his relentless logic.
Nirad Babu was an extremely conservative man, dedicated to his wife, regarded marriage as a sacrament and observed Victorian decorum in the society of women. Once, when returning home from one of my parties, he looked around for his wife and asked, "Where is that big boiler, which keeps this little engine going? Another time when I was going abroad he came to see me to get formal permission to call on my wife when I was away.
He was also a man of rectitude. Although he was on straitened circumstances most of his life, twice when I tried to put money in his way he turned down my proposals. One was from the Government of India to work on a booklet on the plight of East Pakistanis fleeing to India in large numbers; the other a generous offer from Mr. Birla to give him any amount of money in any currency for the rest of his life. Nirad Babu rejected the Government's proposal with contempt and Birla's offer with a polite note saying 'no thank you".
Now, having made my objective of doing this biography somewhat clear, I would like to thank my late parents from whom I drew all the inspiration to complete this book express my heartfelt thanks to the famous author, and almost a mentor to me.
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