SOUTH AFRICA (Signed by the author and Mandela)

Foreword Nelson Mandela

vi, 149 pages, red cloth slightly insect scarred on the upper cover, titled gilt on the spine, which has been simply repaired at the bottom, a good copy in the slightly worn dust jacket.

Presentation inscription on the front free end paper reads: Michele With the best compliments of Hari Sharan Chhabra New Delhi, March 30 1993.

Signed on the same page by Nelson Mandela

Hari Sharan Chhabra passed away on December 16 2012, in Delhi at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness. He completed his BSc and then an MA in political science, both from Punjab University. He then made two major career choices - attending a journalism programme and then working towards another master's degree in African studies at Delhi University.

After India's Independence, Jawaharlal Nehru's foreign policy was focused on assisting other countries in their fights against colonialism. Delhi University's African Studies department was established with that goal in mind and my father was one of the first students in the programme.

Africa became the focus of my father's life. For years my father made close friends with members of South Africa's African National Congress, many of them living in exile in England and other African countries. He helped the ANC secure its first office space in Delhi.

In 1961, my father launched Africa Diary - a weekly record of news from Africa. The digest of news was an important tool for researchers and scholars from around the world. He also launched another scholarly magazine -- World Focus, a monthly publication that had experts debate one international topic in each issue. He spent his lifetime writing about Africa, supporting the continent's desires to stand up against injustice. http://www.rediff.com/news/report/tribute-to-dad-a-life-spent-fighting-injustice/20121226.htm