A K DamodaranA.K. Damodaran (1921-2012) studied at the universities of Madras and Lucknow. He took part in the Quit India movement and was imprisoned in Cochin state from 1942 to 1943. A member of the Indian Foreign Service (1953-80), he served as India's ambassaor to Sweden and Italy. He also taught English literature in various colleges in the University of Delhi and international relations at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He was co-editor of Indian Foreign Policy: The Indira Gandhi Years and three collections of V.K. Krishna Menon's speeches at the United Nations. Read More Read Less