Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t54.4

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His numerous travels to different regions are chronicled in a large number of travelogues that he wrote. Lucidly written in simple Hindi, these works provide intimate glimpses of people and culture of each place for the common reader. He wrote about his travel philosophy in a special treatise on wandering. His total publication included as many as 146 books which covered disciplines like Sociology, History, Religion, Philosophy, Linguistic, Science, Biography, and Folklores. He also wrote novels and dramas. Several of his books were translated in many languages. His historical fiction, ‘From Volga to Ganga’, has been reprinted several times. His biography of Mao Zedong and his travelogues to China and Tibet had many readers. He admired Mao Zedong and praised the Chinese Communist Revolution for the hope it raised for the downtrodden people of Asia.