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Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi's versatility and achievements are in a way unique. He is an eminent lawyer, one of the framers of India's Constitution and a seasoned statesman. Coming under the inspiring influence of Sri Aurobindo during his student days, Munshi has been an ardent fighter for India's freedom working at different stages in close association with Jinnah, Tilak, Besant, Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel and Pandit Nehru. His achievements as Home Minster of Bombay in 1937, as India's Agent-General in Hyderabad before the Police Action, as India's Food Minister and as Governor of Uttar Pradesh have been characterized by rare courage and decisive energy.Acknowledged as the foremost writer in modern Gujarati literature, he has to his credit a vast and varied literature including novels, dramas, memories and history in Gujarati, as also several historical and other works in English, notably 'Gujarat and Its Literature' 'Imperial Gurjaras', 'Creative Art of Life', 'To Badrinath', 'The End of an Era' and 'Krishnavatara'.