Sham Lal was born in 1912. A well-known journalist and literary critic, he worked with The Hindustan Times and The Times of India, later becoming its editor. He died in 2007.
Since independence India has made progress in many fields, but its story has also been one of defeated hopes, warped institutions and a fractured political life. This collection of over a hundred of Sham Lal's writings as a columnist analyse the larger forces at work in today's world and their impact on the course of events in this country.
