Born in 1903, Kasi was educated at Prsidency and Madras Law College. He kept a diary every day of his life from the age of 13 to his death at 42. This volume of excerpts, revised and refreshed in a second edition, offer an unparalleled contemporary insight into the Indian freedom struggle, the second world war, the fine arts, and even cricket, of the period between 1916 and 1945.