Tolstoy and India by Alexander Shifman, was first published on the occasion of the Gandhi centenary in 1969. It is a comprehensive and valuable survey of Tostoy’s lifelong interest in India, his philosophical and religious thoughts about Indian traditions, his passionate concern for the freedom and welfare of the Indian people and his contacts with distinguished Indians in particular with Mahatma Gandhi. This book is a part of Alexander Shifman’s Extensive research work, Tolstoy and the East, published in the USSR.