My Grandfather Satyam: The Life And Times Of An Indian Freedom Fighter

<p>This book is a tribute to the life and times of an Indian freedom fighter Dr. Satyanarayana Kambhampati (1914-1986). Through painstakingly collected oral histories the author has traced an intimate portrait of his life which is narrated alongside the story of Indian independence from BrIt'sh colonial rule. </p><p> Over his lifetime Satyam donned many other roles including mathematician lawyer passionate nationalist prison escapee PhD scholar absentee father family man and doting grandfather. From encountering Rabindranath Tagore at Andhra University to sharing jail space with national leaders like Chakravarthy Rajagopalachari the pages of this book are dotted with many familiar personalities whom one would not expect to encounter. </p><p> We often don't know the histories of those closest to us. In discovering and sharing this memoir the author hopes to connect countless families to their own stories of the past.</p>