D. KAUSHIK, L. MITROKHIN. Lenin. His Image in India. Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore. Vikas Publications. 1970. 167 p. Published in India on the occasion of the centenary of Lenin's birth in both English and Hindi, the book "The Image of Lenin in India" was prepared by the Indian historian D. Kaushik and the Soviet journalist L. V. Mitrokhin, who spent a number of years in India. Looking for materials scattered in various publications about the leader of the proletarian revolution, they examined the collections of national libraries, the National Archives of India, memorial museums and university libraries. The book contains statements by figures of the Indian national liberation movement, selections from the press, excerpts from the first books about V. I. Lenin, poems and poems about him. It contains many previously unknown facts about the attitude of the Indian public towards V. I. Lenin and the Great October Socialist Revolution. "The compilers of the book," writes Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the preface to the collection, " have prepared an interesting work on Lenin's influence on the most receptive minds of his contemporaries in India. Lenin's immortality lies in the creative power of his teaching... Deciding our own destiny in our own way, we will always draw inspiration from the great figures of the world who, like Lenin, gave everything to their people." Representatives of various branches of the Indian national liberation movement turned to the ideological legacy of V. I. Lenin to find answers to the most exciting questions. Lenin's ideas on the national question, on the struggle against imperialism, on socio-economic transformations, and on the revolutionary movement of the working class attracted their close attention. At the same time, as the collection shows, depending on their ideological positions, various figures approached the ideological legacy of V. I. Lenin in their own way. For veterans of the Indian National Congress party B. G. Tilak and ... Read more