New Book: "A Life in History" (Biography of Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri)

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​​Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri’s teaching career at Maharaja College, Mysore, spanned nearly three decades. His students included the likes of HH Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, R. K. Laxman, R. K. Narayan, G. Venkatasubbiah, T. V. Venkatachala Sastry and Veena Doreswamy Iyengar. Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri’s writings captured the attention of Josef Goebbels at the height of the Second World War. His seminal work ‘Bharathiya Samskruthi’ originally written in 1944, has now seen eight reprints and remains a popular bestseller in Kannada. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru saw fit to convey a copy of his biography “Discovery of India” to Dr. S. Srikanta Sastri for his scholarly opinion. Well-versed in over fourteen languages, Dr S. S. Sastri was an intellectual giant of his time. This biography (in English), by his son S. Naganath serves as a definitive narrative on the life and times of this eminent Indian historian. The book is replete with numerous rare black & white photographs and anecdotes of literary value. This biographical edition stands distinguished from other similar biographies as it paints a portrayal of the historian from an academic standpoint, where it analyses and revisits some of the most seminal works by Dr S. S. Sastri and hence offers the reader a unique insight into the mind of a veritable genius. This biography titled “A Life in History” is now available in hardbound edition at the following link. Click here to buy the book.