Sister Nivedita : Social Revolutionary

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No reading of India's struggle for freedom can be complete without knowing the role of Sister Nivedita, the Irish revolutionary who took up the cause of India independence. Highly religious-minded, she was drawn to Swami Vivekananda and the teachings of the Ramakrishna Mission and gave up the land of her birth to become a gave up the land of her birth to become a brahmacharin—a fully fledged follower of the Swami. However, she gave this up too, as the rules of the Mission prohibited political activity and her urge to fight for the freedom of the country got the better of her. Despite being a foreigner in an alien land, she pleaded vigorously for the maintenance of Indian traditions and customs and believed that the emancipation of women was necessary ifIndia was to attain freedom and become a sovereign entity in the comity of nations. Her transformation from a 'Britisher' to an Indian was complete. This book brings for the the variety and multi-faceted character of Sister Nivedita and her vigorous role in the freedom struggle. It delineates how a woman, from a foreign land, crossed th ocean to take up permanent residence in this country and imbibed th rich heritage of India. How she was moved by the plight of her sisters and attempted to bring them out of the darkness of superstitions and ignorance into the mainstream of modern society. Academicians, students and teachers of History and Political Science will find this book of immense interest as also the general reader interested in knowing about the people who participated in the country's fight for freedom.

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Raj Kumar (b. 1939) was awarded a doctorate from Kurukshetra University for his work on 'Annie Besant' after post-graduating from Punjab University. He was the first doctoral thesis on the subject and later he obtained thesis on the subject and later he obtained degrees in Law and Education from Delhi and kurukshetra Universities respectively. After distinguished service in the Engineering Branch of the Indian Navy, during which he earned two War Medals for the Goa Operation and the Pakistan War, he turned to academics and joined Kurukshetra University. The ended with a Deputy Directorship (Research) with the India Council for Historical Research. He was called upon to deliver the Dr. Annie Besant Memorial Lecture in B.H.U., Varanasi in 1993 and the Sir William Mayor Lecture in Madras University in 1994. He is a member of the Board of Studies of a number of universities. Rameshwari Devi is well-known for her social work among women and is connected with several leading women's organisations. Besides travelling extensively in India and Nepal, she is running a school for the ruralpoor. Romila Pruthi obtained an M. A. degree in History after completing Honours in the same subject in B.A. She is a member of several academic organisations in History and has participated in several youth conferences. She writes frequently for research journals.