maulana azad was the author of 'india wins freedom'.
maulana azad was the author of 'india wins freedom'.
who is the author of 'india wins freedom'?
maulana azad
the leading case of joint authorship in india is "najma heptulla v. orient longman ltd. and ors". in this case, the plaintiff is the legal heir of the author of the book "india wins freedom". the defendant is the publisher of said book. the defendant entered into an agreement with one prof. humayun kabir to make contents of the book known to the public. the plaintiff obtained an injunction restraining defendants from breaking seals of covers of the complete book "india wins freedom" and from making its contents known to the public. according to the preface to the said book written by kabir, maulana azad used to describe his experiences in urdu, on the basis of which a draft in english would be prepared by kabir. the court held that active and close intellectual collaboration and cooperation between maulana azad implied that kabir is a joint author of the book with maulana azad. hence, the defendants were allowed to break the seals of the covers of the complete book "india wins freedom" and make its contents known to the public.
joint authorship
azad remained a close confidante, supporter and advisor to prime minister nehru, and played an important role in framing national policies. azad masterminded the creation of national programmes of school and college construction and spreading the enrolment of children and young adults into schools, to promote universal primary education. elected to the lower house of the indian parliament, the lok sabha in 1952 and again in 1957, azad supported nehru's socialist economic and industrial policies, as well as the advancing social rights and economic opportunities for women and underprivileged indians. in 1956, he served as president of the unesco general conference held in delhi. azad spent the final years of his life focusing on writing his book "india wins freedom", an exhaustive account of india's freedom struggle and its leaders, which was published in 1959.
abul kalam azad