Born in 1913 in rural Maharashtra, Yeshwantrao Chavan was drawn to the independence movement from a young age. After his initial but short-lived leanings towards armed revolution and communism, he came under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi and became a devoted member of the Congress party. Popularly known as the Leader of the Common People, he was the last Chief Minister of the bilingual Bombay State and subsequently, the first Chief Minister of the newly-formed Maharashtra State when the erstwhile Bombay State was split along linguistic lines into the two states of Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1960.
In the words of 'Tarkatirtha' Lakshman Shastri Joshi, "Shri Chavan used one of the basic principles of ancient political thought — 'sweet reasonableness conquers the fierce' — with admirable success... The ability to see beyond love and hatred, friendship and enmity is a rare accomplishment and the result of a high philosophical stature attained through sane thinking and practice in equanimity over a number of years...".
We are now pleased to offer an extremely rare and out-of-print biography of Yeshwantrao Chavan by Chandulal Shah. First published in 1963, this rare biography is illustrated with several historical photographs.
Many images of this rare First Edition are attached herewith for the perusal of those interested.
Author: Chandulal M. Shah
Foreword by: 'Tarkatirtha' Shri Lakshman Shastri Joshi
Publisher: Vidya Publishing House, Bombay, 1963 — Extremely Rare & Out-of-Print First Edition
Format: Hardcover. Professionally
Size: 22 cm x 14.5 cm
Pages: 112 pages + 14 glossy pages of b&w photographs.
Condition of the book: Pre-owned. Very Good+. Pages clean and binding tight. Minor natural foxing/yellowing owing to age. The margins of a select few pages have been professionally treated for future protection. A small marking in red pencil on the top right margin of a couple of pages: refer to the last two images.
Inscription: A handwritten, unsigned gift inscription by the author in the upper margin of the title page; image attached.
Remarks: Sourced with great difficulty, this rare First Edition is rather unheard of as it was not reprinted.
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