Syama Prasad Mukherjee was the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the predecessor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and controversial leaders in India’s recent history. In spite of his significant political and ideological differences with Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr Mookerjee was inducted to the first cabinet of independent India. However, following the Delhi Pact between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, Dr Mookerjee resigned from the cabinet. His role during the Great Bengal Famine of 1943 and the Great Calcutta Killings and Noakhali Carnage of 1946 was historic. His premature death in custody–in Kashmir–remains one of the unsolved mysteries of India’s political history. Dr Mookerjee was an educationist, politician and patriot who often opposed the official narratives of his time but fought consistently for India’s independence and pre-eminent position in the world. His life has remained largely unexplored till now. This biography aims to rectify that omission by examining his life in detail and shedding light on the turbulent and contentious events of his times.

He wrote many Books, here is the list:

  • A phase of the Indian struggle: This book was banned by the British Raj in India.
  • Pledge for an Integrated India: Dr. Mookerjee in Throes of Jammu and Kashmir, 1951 to 1953 Syama Prasad Mukherjee: Many great people in India’s postIndependence history have gone into oblivion only because they were not part of the Nehruvian consensus or refused to adopt models of communism or socialism. These forgotten personalities were also proud of India’s rich history and dreamt of bringing back its lost glory
  • Leaves from a Diary: This volume contains Mookerjee's autobiographical writings and the English translation of his "Bengali Diary". The diary is narrative in nature and chronicles the history of Bengal from 1937 to 1946, the most crucial phase in Mookerjee's political career. It gives a fairly detailed account of his experience as an MP in Bengal from December 1941 to November 1942. It was during this period that he emerged as spokesman of the Hindu cause and was later elected President of the Hindu Mahasaba in 1944. The Bengali diary contains recollections which are more personal and reflective, including accounts of family life.
  • Awake Hindusthan: Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee (July 6, 1901 - June 23, 1953) was a scholar par excellence respected as the doyen of modern nationalism. At the age of 33, Syama Prasad Mukherjee became the youngest vice-chancellor of the University of Calcutta (1934) and held the office till 1938. He introduced Bengali medium in the university, encouraged science education and invited Dr. S. Radhakrishnan from Bangalore to join as a professor in Calcutta University. He delivered convocation addresses in about twenty two universities including Madras, Benaras, Agra and Delhi Universities. Dr Mookherjee was also the founder President of Mahabodhi Society of India and a great devotee of Sri Aurobindo. The Mother had high hopes from him as the rejuvenator of the Indian nationalism and a builder of a new India. At the suggestion of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inducted him in the Interim Central Government as the Minister for Industry and Supply. He sanctioned front lead the sanctioning of the Sindri Fertilizer Plant, Bhakra Nangal Dam and Bhilai Steel Plant. On April 6, 1950, Mookerjee resigned from the Cabinet on the issue of the 1949 Delhi Pact with Pakistan's Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan. He wanted to hold Pakistan directly responsible for the terrible influx of millions of Hindu refugees from East Pakistan, who had left the state fearing religious suppression and violence aided by the state. After consultation with Shri Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, Sarsanghchalak (Chief) of the Rashtriya Swayarnsevak Sangh, Mookerjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) on October 21, 1951 at Delhi and was unanimously chosen as its first President. Among its first efforts to assert the sovereignty of the Tricolour, Mookerjee announced entry to Kashmir in May 1953 demanding one flag, one head of the state and one constitutional authority. Mookerjee was arrested on 11th May, 1953 while crossing the border from Lakhanpur by the government of Sheikh Abdullah and taken to a jail in Srinagar. Here he died under mysterious circumstances on June 23rd, 1953. Unfortunately no enquiry or review commission was set up and his death remains a mystery till date.
  • Pledge for an Integrated India: Dr. Mookerjee in Throes of Jammu and Kashmir, 1951 to 1953 Syama Prasad Mukherjee: Many great people in India’s postIndependence history have gone into oblivion only because they were not part of the Nehruvian consensus or refused to adopt models of communism or socialism. These forgotten personalities were also proud of India’s rich history and dreamt of bringing back its lost glory
  • Sane Advice to Save India: Syama Prasad Mookerjee's Letters to the Governor of Bengal and Viceroy of India Syama Prasad Mukherjee