Finding Prof Aparna Basu at Judd Books
A visit to a bookstore is always an enriching experience. In a short time one gets exposed to literature on various subjects. During one such visit to Judd Books, London I came across a book titled G L Mehta, A Many Splendoured Man. It was signed by the author Prof Aparna Basu, a remarkable person. It revived memories of my brief interaction with her over email and telephone. Few years ago when I was fascinated by the history of Bombay Chronicle I realised how less known was its illustrious editor Syed Abdulla Brelvi. Milton Israel's book 'Communications and Power: Propaganda and the Press in the Indian nationalist struggle, 1920-1947' examines the crucial role played by Bombay Chronicle and Syed Abdulla Brelvi in the freedom struggle. In my endeavour to find out more about Brelvi, I got in touch with Prof Aparna Basu whose father and uncle were good friends with him. Prof Basu told me it was her uncle Vaikunth Mehta, who was very close to Brelvi. In August 2013, she told...
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