This book covers the life and career of Syud Hossain. Hossain was born in Calcutta in 1888. At the time, Calcutta was in British India. Several of his family members were involved in civil service in some way. His father was the Inspector General of Registration of Bengal. His maternal grandfather was a social reformer in Bengal. He briefly held a job as the Sub Deputy Collector in Calcutta, but left to attend school in England. He was an editor and journalist for a nationalist newspaper. He left for the United States, where he fought for Indian immigration rights. His efforts on that behalf resulted in the Luce-Celler Act of 1946. Once India achieved independence, Hossain was appointed as the first ambassador of India to Egypt. During this time, he also became the Minister to Lebanon and Transjordan. He died while serving in these roles in 1949. He was 61.

I got this book on sale on Kindle simply because it was on sale. I had never heard of this man, so I learned a great deal from this book. I am not really very well read in Indian history, so this was a really great learning experience for me. It was a short read as well, so if you are looking for something interesting and short, this might be for you.