Swapan Dasgupta writes a letter of recommendation for Ashok Patnaik's application to the Charles Wallace Visiting Fellowship - Iqbal Sarin Visiting Fellowship in Journalism. Dasgupta has known Patnaik's work for five years and notes his interest in the writer Nirad C. Chaudhury and pursuing this subject diligently. Dasgupta believes Patnaik would benefit from exposure to those working on similar themes in Britain. Dasgupta also describes Patnaik as a serious and earnest journalist who has the ability to absorb new ideas, and that a short time in Britain would help his intellectual and professional development. Dasgupta fully recommends Patnaik for the Fellowship.