Kolkata: To Be Young Was Paradise

Description:- , 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: My Last Eve-of partition Visit to My Village in East Bengal • Plans for the Country's Vivisection • Presidency College: Our Dreaming Spire • We Become Free: Farewell to Vikrampur, My Home in East Bengal • Was the Partition of Our Country Inevitable? • The Prince of Shovabazar • Further on the Presidency College • M.N.Roy: Comintern Hero and Humanist • The Second Crucifixion • Time for General Studies • Kolkata's Cultural Ambience • Calcutta University: My Alma Mater • Prof. Maurice Dobb of Cambridge • Indian Communists: Quo Vadis • I Become A College Lecturer: My Tryst with the Imperial Bank of India • June 1953: An Eventful Month • Proud to be policeman • Index, About The Book:- 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., Content:- 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: My Last Eve-Of Partition Visit To My Village In East Bengal • Plans For The Country'S Vivisection • Presidency College: Our Dreaming Spire • We Become Free: Farewell To Vikrampur, My Home In East Bengal • Was The Partition Of Our Country Inevitable? • The Prince Of Shovabazar • Further On The Presidency College • M.N.Roy: Comintern Hero And Humanist • The Second Crucifixion • Time For General Studies • Kolkata'S Cultural Ambience • Calcutta University: My Alma Mater • Prof. Maurice Dobb Of Cambridge • Indian Communists: Quo Vadis • I Become A College Lecturer: My Tryst With The Imperial Bank Of India • June 1953: An Eventful Month • Proud To Be Policeman • Index