Leaves from a Diary

This is a selection of Syama Prasad Mookerjee's autobiographical writings in English and an English translation of his Bengali Diary. The English Diary chronicles the history of Bengal from 1937 to 1946, the most crucial phase in Mookerjee's political career. It gives a detailed account of his experience as a minister in Bengal and as a spokesman for the Hindu cause, and his election as President of the Hindu Mahasaba in 1944. The Bengali Diary (translated) contains more personal and reflective recollections. There are moving vignettes of his family life including his thoughts on the death of his wife and of his father. The diary ends on a philosophical note as he tries to find peace of mind by surrendering to the inevitable fate of death and seeking refuge in God.Mookerjee, Syama P. is the author of 'Leaves from a Diary', published 1993 under ISBN 9780195631197 and ISBN 0195631196.