Profiles of Gandhian Freedom Fighters by Dr. Sejal Shah

'Independece in the Fist' records testimonies of veteran Gandhians whose career began with Quit India movement in 1942 and who made pioneering contributions in varied fields-education, politics, institution building, Khadi and village industries, handicrafts and cottage industries, social work, disaster management, peace making-peace keeping and peace building, workers rights. The profiles Poorniben Pakvasa, Veena Gupta, Prabhakar Kunte, Dr. Shanti Patel, Malati Zaveri, Chandrakant Dalal, Dr. G. G. Parikh, Aruna Purohit, Sarala Mehta, Indira Goda and Himmat goda, Tulsidas Somaiya, Sarala Shah, Kamala Bhavsar, Nirmala Desai, Maniben Nanavati and Chandulal Nanavati. The book is a result of research project of University Grants Commission sponsored Centre for Gandhian Studies, Maniben Nanavati College for Women, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai.