About the Book: Autobiography of An Unknown Indian
Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indias most controversial writer, was born at Kishorganj in
East Bengal on 23rd November, 1877. Brought up in an intellectual environment,
by his father a lawyer and his mother, an uncomprising Puritan, he was
profoundly influenced by them in his formative years. In this autobiography he
gives chapter-by-chapter account of his life: his birth place, his parents, his
experiences and adventures. He talks about the race of Indian renaissance,
nationalism, politics and takes us through the roads of Calcutta where he spent
32 years of his life. By writing an essay on the course of Indian