"After his path-breaking book on V.S. Srinivasa Sastri’s diplomat career, between these new covers Vineet Thakur brings the subject home. Weaving historical biography with political thought, he has written an impressive account of the life – and the politics – of a near-forgotten liberal... another important exploration of liberalism's global lives."Peter Vale, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria, South Africa"This is a short, sharp and eloquent introduction to the politics and thought of Srinivasa Sastri. It will rescue from oblivion a fascinating and forceful figure in Indian history. In doing so it also sheds light on the dilemmas of Indian Liberalism, and its complicated relationship to Congress."Pratap Bhanu Mehta