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Nehru's private papers and the author's firsthand knowledge of Nehru inform a laudatory account of the Indian leader's life, education, personality, and political career

Nehru's private papers and the author's firsthand knowledge of Nehru inform a laudatory account of the Indian leader's life, education, personality, and political career

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Jawaharlal Nehru, adulated during his lifetime, has in recent years suffered ill-informed denigration. This book seeks to restore the balance by providing a well-rounded picture of Nehru, the man and statesman, by placing his career within the social milieu and political context of his times.

Nehru's private papers and the author's firsthand knowledge of Nehru inform a laudatory account of the Indian leader's life, education, personality, and political career

Jawaharlal Nehru has won the admiration of the people of India and the world as a national leader,as a writer,as a humanist etc.,Anyone who wishes to understand the controversial aspects of his personality would do well to peeruse his biography.This work also traces the history of the freedom movement in India. The occasional glimpses of the family life of Nehru are enliving.He was the most remarkable statesman,a man who enthralled everyone with his magical personality,a leader who was literally hero-worshipped and an orator of the order,who once he climbed the rostrum and took the microphone in his hand,became one with the audience and held them spellbound.The colourful and complex personality of Nehru is viewed through Indian eyes - a fact which makes the book all the more interesting.

In October 1947, two months after he became independent India s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the first of his fortnightly letters to the heads of the country s provincial governments a tradition he kept until a few months before his death. This carefully selected collection covers a range of themes and subjects, including citizenship, war and peace, law and order, governance and corruption, and India s place in the world. Visionary, wise and reflective, these letters are of great contemporary relevance for the guidance they provide for our current problems and predicaments.

First published in 1936, and now available in a centenary edition, this book was written by Nehru almost entirely in prison from June 1934 to February 1935. His account, though replete with autobiographical details, is much more than a personal document; in the words of Rabindranath Tagore, "Through all its details there runs a deep current of humanity which overpasses the tangles of facts and leads us to the person who is greater than his deeds, and truer than his surroundings."

The Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru is the most important and authoritative source on Nehru's life, work and thought. Given the literary abilities and singular position of Jawaharlal Nehru, these volumes can be considered a primer to politics, democracy and international affairs. With extensive annotations, it provides a panorama of home and the world as seen from the centre of power in India by an acutely sensitive observer and a skillful statesman.

The Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru is the most important and authoritative source on Nehru's life, work and thought. Given the literary abilities and singular position of Jawaharlal Nehru, these volumes can be considered a primer to politics, democracy and international affairs. With extensive annotations, it provides a panorama of home and the world as seen from the centre of power in India by an acutely sensitive observer and a skillful statesman.

This volume covers the short period from 1st December 1956 to 21st February 1957.

The Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru is the most important and authoritative source on Nehru's life, work and thought. Given the literary abilities and singular position of Jawaharlal Nehru, these volumes can be considered a primer to politics, democracy and international affairs. With extensive annotations, it provides a panorama of home and the world as seen from the centre of power in India by an acutely sensitive observer and a skillful statesman.

The Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru is the most important and authoritative source on Nehru's life, work and thought. Given the literary abilities and singular position of Jawaharlal Nehru, these volumes can be considered a primer to politics, democracy and international affairs. With extensive annotations, it provides a panorama of home and the world as seen from the centre of power in India by an acutely sensitive observer and a skillful statesman.

[O]ne of this country's outstanding civil servantsIndia Today Nehrus life is unique in that it is the veritable history of modern Indiaboth pre- and post-Independence [. . .] Writing about Nehru means reliving history in every sense of the term. No leader of independent India has towered as high over Indian politics as Jawaharlal Nehru. Highly educated and articulate, he had a deep understanding of the history and culture of India and was responsible for laying much of the foundations on which todays India is builtan enlightened Constitution, parliamentary democracy with adult suffrage, and secularism. However, of equal significance are Nehrus failures, for which he is being increasingly criticized. These include the Kashmir imbroglio; the Indo-China border dispute; his overlooking of the growing menace of corruption; the non-separation of religion from politics; and the futile pursuit of socialism. The God Who Failed: An Assessment of Jawaharlal Nehrus Leadership provides an objective and unbiased look into Nehrus legacyhis triumphs, his failures, and his unfulfilled vision for India. Written by the veteran administrator and author Madhav Godbole, this book is an insightful analysis of the leader who shaped modern India as we know it.

No leader of independent India has towered as high over Indian politics as Jawaharlal Nehru. Highly educated and articulate, he had a deep understanding of the history and culture of India and was responsible for laying much of the foundations on which today s India is built an enlightened Constitution, parliamentary democracy with adult suffrage, and secularism. However, of equal significance are Nehru s failures, for which he and his admirers have been increasingly criticized since the turn of the century. These include the imbroglio that took place when Kashmir became a part of India; the Indo-China border dispute of 1962; his overlooking the growing menace of corruption on his watch; and Nehru s futile pursuit of his own brand of dubious socialism. The God Who Failed: An Assessment of Jawaharlal Nehru s Leadership provides an objective and unbiased look into Nehru s legacy his triumphs, his failures, and his unfulfilled vision for India. Written by the veteran administrator and author Madhav Godbole, this book is a powerful account of the leader who shaped modern India as we know it.

No leader of independent India has towered as high over Indian politics as Jawaharlal Nehru. Highly educated and articulate, he had a deep understanding of the history and culture of India and was responsible for laying much of the foundations on which today s India is built an enlightened Constitution, parliamentary democracy with adult suffrage, and secularism. However, of equal significance are Nehru s failures, for which he and his admirers have been increasingly criticized since the turn of the century. These include the imbroglio that took place when Kashmir became a part of India; the Indo-China border dispute of 1962; his overlooking the growing menace of corruption on his watch; and Nehru s futile pursuit of his own brand of dubious socialism. The God Who Failed: An Assessment of Jawaharlal Nehru s Leadership provides an objective and unbiased look into Nehru s legacy his triumphs, his failures, and his unfulfilled vision for India. Written by the veteran administrator and author Madhav Godbole, this book is a powerful account of the leader who shaped modern India as we know it.

This is a compilation of letters between Jawaharial Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi, from the time she was seven until 1940. The editor of this volume is the wife of Rajiv Gandhi, the present prime minister of India, and was the daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi. They begin with his postcards to his baby daughter and her first attempts to write back at the age of six. The letters also cover her travels to Europe and time at Oxford university, while his include advice on politics, and descriptions of his time in prison.

Focusing on topical issues and with an introduction by Mushirul Hasan, this important collection of Jawaharlal Nehru's speeches showcases the relevance of his vision in India today.

An intimate of Gandhi describes how she grew from the shy daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru to political leader and reveals her thoughts, feelings, prejudices, insiights, flaws, strengths, loves, and emotional entanglements