After Independence, Lal Shyam Shah decided not to join a political party, but to remain independent. As Thakur demonstrates, Lal Shyam Shah was both a thinker and an activist. In 1962, Lal Shyam Shah was elected to the Lok Sabha from the constituency of Chanda (now Chandrapur, in Maharashtra). Although Lal Shyam Shah was not a member of a political party, the Congress government arrested him, keeping him in jail for a whole year. This book deserves to be widely read, both for its historical significance and to inspire a younger generation to take forward the legacy of Lal Shyam Shah and build an India worthy of his dreams and his struggles.

Source: The Telegraph February 02, 2018 18:45 UTC