I know Ram Narayanji Chaudhary from my study of history. A sharp observer of individuals and of realities on the Indian soil, Ram Narayanji was also blessed with a sensitive conscience which never allowed him to focus on his own status or comfort. His close relationship with Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru could have led to ministerships and governorships. However, Ram Narayanji chose to strengthen not himself but the people of India, whom he served in different ways, including by keeping them well informed through his frank writings, which have helped modern scholars.

Rajmohan Gandhi is the grandchild of Mahatma Gandhi and C Rajagoplachari. He is a renowned biographer of Mahatma Gandhi, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, C. Rajagopalachari, and Vallabhbhai Patel, and currently a research professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.