Kolkata: to Be Young Was Paradise

Author's reminiscences of his life and times in Kolkata in the late 1940's and early 1950's, in effect a political and socio-cultural history of post-world war II and post-partition India, make a scholarly tome laced with deep studies and gripping accounts of a wide range of subjects: origin of Kolkata, controvery over traditional differences between people of east and west Bengal, Portrayals of cultural, political , literary, academic, coffee house culture economic and personages national and international, a unique tome. About The Author:- H.A. Barari, Former Director, Governor of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Contents:- Preface Forward Face, Unreluctant Soul Exploring Kolkata Our Life Style in Kolkata Kolkata's B.B.D. Bag: Its Vikrampur Connection Ghati and Bangal : Glimpses of My College Life: Kolkata's Religious Festivals The Gory End of A Friend's Father End of World War II: The I.N.A. Saga Pre-independence Communal Scene : A Historical Retrospective Cabinet Mission Proposals: 'Direct Action' Noakhali and After The British Decide to Quit