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About the Book

The book is about Mawlana Bhasani who is a South Asian legend. He was an earnest leader; a Sufi pir turned revolutionary politician. He was a contemporary of the great South Asian politicians Pandit Nehru, Mawlana A.K. Azad, and Quid-Azam Jinnah. Bhasani was born in Pabna, in a part of Bengal that is now Bangladesh. He lived in hut all his life. For his belief in universalism and leading a selfless life, he was dubbed by some the “Gandhi of Bangladesh.” These ideas and other facets of Bhasani’s life and thought are examined in parallel with his struggle for protecting the environment of the region.

About the Author

Dr. Abid Bahar is a columnist and the author of several books and numerous articles on Burma, Bangladesh and India. He is also a playwright and public speaker. His recently published the book Burma’s Missing Dots, which is a scholarly contribution to knowledge about Burma. Dr. Bahar presently teaches in Canada.