
Every now and then, along comes a book which commandsattention by its sheer sweep, clarity and relevance. This collection of H. M.Patel's selected writings entitled The First Flush of Freedom is one such. Thereare very few persons who played such a pivotal roles as H. M.- or Hirubhai tomost of us- did it recent Indian history: before Independence, during thetraumatic years of Partition, and amidst the exhilaration and joy andpride of laying the sound foundations of a free and fair and prosperous Indiansociety in the first decade after Independence.
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