ABSTRACT
The story of Paul Richard, as outlined in his 1954 memoirs, follows, for the most part, a chronological order and focuses on the surface events of his life. In the preface to the personal narrative dated 1954, Paul Richard makes the following declaration on a philosophical note: Reluctantly he begins this narrative. The thinking, based on common experience and realization, resulted in the starting of the philosophical journal Arya, brought out in English and French simultaneously. He was duly cautious that the new cultural and philosophical journal he was launching should not attract hostile police attention in British India on account of alleged political affiliation. Furthermore, it is a social and political manifesto which mocks the injustices of class, the criminal 'justice' system, and colonialism. He was freed thanks to the campaigns by Emile Zola. On his return journey, at Trinidad, Richard encountered British colonialism in the form of Indian indentured labour.
