In his Foreword to its first edition, Jawaharlal Nehru writes, “C Rajagopalachari is the acknowledged expert in this domain and the unquestioned leader of the Prohibition movement in India. What he has to say about it must command attention. _______________. This argument may and does go a long way with many people. But if Prohibition is going to triumph, it will do so because of the reasoned conviction that it is necessary for the well-being and progress of a nation. The question must therefore be approached in a scientific spirit. Rajagopalachari has done so and has built up an unanswerable case for Prohibition.”