Lohia and America Meet 1951 and 1964

Contents: 1. About Dr. Lohia. 2. Introduction. 3. Foreword to the second edition.  Lohia and America Meet I: 1951: 4. Report on Dr. Lohia’s visit to US. Lohia and America Meet II: 1964: 5. Press Clippings: April 24 to June 29, 1964. 6. One gets so lonely by Harris Woford. 7. Role in civil rights movement by Ela Dutt. Index.

Socialism is a much maligned, and little understood word. To Lohia goes the credit of giving it a distinct meaning and philosophy. From an abstract philosophy he has reduced it to easily recognizable concrete principles.

Many believe Lohia to be irresponsible and cantankerous because of his uncompromising anger against tyranny and injustice. He is not only a very angry man, but one of the most human and humane persons. His Philosophy of anger and love, the four-pillar state, small machine technology and equal irrelevance, gives socialism a concreteness and university that other philosophers in other climes have attempted, but never succeeded.

Lohias view of the world and international relations is an extension of his fundamental philosophy and principles. Those who do not wish to see beyond or behind the present state of the world laugh at his ideas, a distinction that all big men throughout the ages have acquired. But those who are still open minded and intelligent enough to understand profound things simply put, will find this vignette of fine mind refreshing.

The book Lohia and America Meet includes the Report of Lohias visit to America in 1951 and also the press clippings of his talks etc, when he revisited America in 1964.