limited only to the removal of B.P. Koirala and not the dissolution of the parliament (pp. xi–xii) This point also seems to be debatable, in view of Nehru's strong public condemnation of the coup. There is one more debatable point in the preface, and that is the so-called understanding between “King Birendra and B.P. Koirala to bring M.P. Koirala to power as a stop-gap in the transition from the partyless Panchayat system to a multiparty parliamentary democracy” (p. xii). B.P.’s question about the possibility of M.P.’s becoming Prime Minister (p. xii) prevents Sharma from reaching such big conclusions. However, in the conclusion part of his preface, Sharma seems to have strictly followed the duty (dharma) of an editor, when he says “The same period and the leadership roles have been described somewhat differently by his brother, B.P. Koirala. As the person tasked with bringing the memoir of both M.P. and B.P. into publication, I have been careful to ensure that their words are held sacrosanct other than in basic editing, so that both brothers reach out to the readers in their own words and as they wished” (p. xv). Sharma, however, does not elaborate the points of Book Reviews 399 difference between the two brothers, the narration of which would have greatly benefited readers and researchers. To point out some technical shortcomings, the documents in part two are not numbered, nor are the sections in part one. This may create difficulties for researchers who wish to acknowledge them as sources. Similarly, readers may have been interested to see some rare photos of those days, but the book contains none. Even so, the memoir is a significant contribution to the study of the 1950 movement and the following four years. It is especially helpful to researchers as a source book. Tri Ratna Manandhar Tribhuvan University References 1912 births 1997 deaths 20th-century prime ministers of Nepal Finance ministers of Nepal M Nepali Congress politicians from Province No. 1 People from Biratnagar Politicians from Varanasi Prime ministers of Nepal Members of the National Assembly (Nepal)