Reminiscences of their association with Sachin Chaudhuri and Economic Weekly by distinguished economists revived my own memories of those early years. May I, however, first point out a few inaccuracies that have crept in?
The review on Mohit Sen’s autobiography (May 26) was very moving – we were close friends. It brought back precious memories. Mohit and Vanaja were possibly my husband, I G Patel’s, closest friends – a friendship that went back to their Cambridge days over half a century ago.
This has reference to AM's Calcutta Diary (February 24). It is surprising that AM's comments on the 'Gujarat Earthquake' dwell mainly on the disaster in Ahmedabad, paying less than lip-service to the devastation in Kutch, parts of north Gujarat and other areas.
Farmer's Responsiveness to Price Changes Alaknanda Patel The Impact of Price Movements on Areas under Selected Crops in India, 1900-39, by Dharm Narain; Cambridge University Press, 1965; pp ix + 234, $8.50.
