Quote of the day
We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types.
M. N. Roy
Born: March 21, 1887
Died: January 26, 1954 (aged 66)
Bio: Manabendra Nath Roy, born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya, was an Indian revolutionary, radical activist and political theorist, as well as a noted philosopher in the 20th century. Roy was a founder of the Mexican Communist Party and the Communist Party of India.
Known for:
- The Historical Role of Islam (1939)
- India's Message (1950)
- Poverty Or Plenty? (1943)
- India in Transition (1922)