Kulapati Munshi played many roles in his life, all with distinction. Among the leaders of the freedom struggle, he stood out as a creative writer who cherished Indian culture with unflagging zeal and commitment. He has left a large legacy, not only in the form of institutions - the monumental Bhavan being the foremost - but of thoughts and ideas. By way of introduction, to the above four volumes, the reader may keep in view the following summing-up of the man and his achievement by Dr. K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar, historian of Indo-Anglian literature and a former head of the Indian Sahitya Akademi