About the Book: My Dear Bapu:

Letters from C. Rajagopalachari to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi,

Debdas Gandhi, and Gopal Gandhi The eighty-odd largely unpublished letters

presented here span the period from the run-up to Independence to its early years, providing

deep insight into the struggles and endeavors of Indian public life. Frank, brave, even bitter at times,

they reveal the fierce debates, strong differences of opinion, and the continuous negotiation between

the two leaders on matters crucial to the country’s future. Introduced and annotated with trademark

brilliance by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the letters offer us a rare glimpse of the lives of two of the tallest

About the Author: Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Gopalkrishna Gandhi was high commissioner for India in South Africa (1996-97) and Sri Lanka (2000-02),

secretary to the President of India (1997-2000), and governor of West Bengal (2004-09). He has written a novel,

Refuge, on the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, a play in verse, Dara Shukoh, The Essential Gandhi,

and Of a Certain

Age, his biographical sketches on twenty notable Indians. More recently he has translated the Tamil classic

Tirukkural and written Abolishing the Death Penalty