The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind

About Ramachandra Guha

RAMACHANDRA GUHA was born and raised in the Himalayan foothills. He studied in Delhi and Kolkata and has lived for many years in Bengaluru. His many books include a pioneering environmental history The Unquiet Woods a landmark history of his country India after Gandhi and an authoritative biography of Mahatma Gandhi both volumes of which were chosen by the New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year. Having previously taught at Yale Stanford and the London School of Economics he is currently Distinguished University Professor at Krea University. Guhas awards include the Leopold-Hidy Prize of the American Society of Environmental History the Howard Milton Award of the British Society for Sports History the R. K. Narayan Prize and the Fukuoka Prize. He is the recipient of a honorary doctorate in the humanities from Yale University.