Youth leader, patriot, colonial Britain’s b〓te noire, technocrat, linguist, adviser to the Indian Diplomatic Mission in Tokyo, and later a successful business entrepreneur, the life of Indian independence activist Ayyappanpillai Madhavan Nair defies categorization. Shedding new light on the leadership of the Indian Independence League and the Indian National Army under Rash Behari Bose and Subhas Chandra Bose, A. M. Nair offers a compelling eyewitness account that challenges conventional narratives about India’s independence movement, covering his tumultuous experiences across vast landscapes from Japan to Manchuria, Mongolia, and the Central Asian regions. A fresh perspective on the Indian freedom struggle abroad, this powerful testimony and heartfelt memoir, including a new foreword by the author’s son, G. M. Nair, captures the indomitable spirit of his endeavors.

日本初の本格的なインド料理店、東京銀座「ナイルレストラン」の創業者はインド独立運動家。インド国民軍、インド独立連盟の組織者として、ラシュ・ビハリ・ボース、スバス・チャンドラ・ボースらと反英インド独立闘争を展開したA・M・ナイルが歴史の真実を語る...。日本から満州、モンゴル、西域に至る広大な地空をめぐった波乱の活動と不屈の魂。「生」の歴史証言と感動の回想録。

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