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| nehru biography book: Nehru Stanley Wolpert, 2000-09 |
| nehru biography book: Nehru Shashi Tharoor, 2003 An incisive new biography of the great secularist who--alongside his spiritual father Mahatma Gandhi--led the movement for India's independence from British rule and ushered his newly independent country into the modern world. |
| nehru biography book: Nehru Michael Brecher, 1998 This biography of Nehru is also a political history of India over the forty years of Nehru's involvement in the freedom movement and the politics of the formative years of Indian nationhood. It traces Nehru's political and psychological development, exploring the complexities of his character. Brecher assesses Nehru as a leader and also his place in history. This well-researched book will appeal to all interested in biographies and modern Indian history. |
| nehru biography book: Nehru Benjamin Zachariah, 2004-08-02 Connecting the domestic and international aspects of Nehru's political and ideological life, this engaging new biography places Nehru in the context of the issues of his time and dispels many myths surrounding the figure. |
| nehru biography book: Nehru Walter Crocker, 2011-11-20 Elegant, perceptive, and startlingly prophetic, Nehru: A Contemporary’s Estimate is one of the finest accounts of Nehru ever written. Walter Crocker, the Australian high commissioner to India, admired Nehru the man—his grace, style, intelligence and energy—and was deeply critical of many of his political decisions—the invasion of Goa, India’s Kashmir policy, the Five Year Plans. This book, written shortly after Nehru’s death, is full of invaluable first hand observations about the man and his politics. Many of Crocker’s points, too—especially the implications of the Five Year Plans and of the introduction of democracy to India—are particularly relevant today. Out of print for many years, this classic biography has been reissued with an authoritative foreword by Ramachandra Guha. |
| nehru biography book: Indira Katherine Frank, 2001 Indira Gandhi's life, from her birth in 1917 through partition and up to her assassination in 1984, was dominated by the politics of her country. Always directly involved in India's turbulent 20th-century history, once she accepted the mantle of power, she became one of the world's most powerful and significant women. This biography focuses on Gandhi's role as a female leader of men in one of the most chauvinistic, complex and politicized cultures in the world. |
| nehru biography book: Glimpses of World History Jawaharlal Nehru, 1949 |
| nehru biography book: Nehru Judith M. Brown, 2017-04-20 Judith Brown explores Nehru as a figure of power and provides an assessment of his leadership at the head of a newly independent India with no tradition of democratic politics. |
| nehru biography book: Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru, 1938 |
| nehru biography book: Indira Gandhi, a Biography Pupul Jayakar, 1995 Indira Gandhi S Life Was Part Of The Unfolding History Of India, Intricately Woven With India S Past And Future. It (Became) Inevitable, Therefore, That Politics (Formed) A Backdrop To Her Public And Often Private Actions. Indira Gandhi S Life Spanned Over Two-Thirds Of A Century. By The Time Of Her Brutal Assassination In 1984, She Had Established Herself As The Most Significant Political Leader India Had Seen Since The Death Of Her Father, Jawaharlal Nehru. In This Book, Written With The Close Cooperation Of Her Subject, Pupul Jayakar Seeks To Uncover The Many Personalities That Lay Hidden Within Mrs Gandhi. Much More Than A Political Biography, The Book Reveals The Complex Personality Of Indira Gandhi-Her Thoughts And Feelings, Her Hates And Prejudices, Her Insights And Her Faults, Her Loves And Emotional Entanglements. Full Of Startling Insights, Indira Gandhi: A Biography Paints A Magnificent Portrait-At Once Empathetic And Unprejudiced-Of One Of The Twentieth Century S Most Remarkable Women. |
| nehru biography book: Doing Time with Nehru Yin Marsh, 2016-02-03 The midnight knock on the door and the disappearance of a loved one into the hands of authorities is a 20th-century horror story familiar to many destined to “live in interesting times.” Yet, some stories remain untold. Such is the account of the internment of ethnic Chinese who had settled for many years in northern India. When the Sino-Indian Border War of 1962 broke out, over 2,000 Chinese-Indians were rounded up, placed in local jails, then transported over a thousand miles away to the Deoli internment camp in the Rajasthan Desert. Born in Calcutta in 1949, and raised in Darjeeling, Yin Marsh was just thirteen years old when first her father was arrested, and then she, her grandmother and her eight-year-old brother were all taken to the Darjeeling Jail, then sent to Deoli. Ironically, Nehru – India’s first Prime Minister and the one who had authorized the mass arrests – had once “done time” in Deoli during India’s war for independence. Yin and her family were assigned to the same bungalow where Nehru had also been unjustly held. Eventually released, Marsh emigrated to America with her mother, attended college, married and raised her own family, even as the emotional trauma remained buried. When her own college-age daughter began to ask questions and when a friend’s wedding would require a return to her homeland, Yin was finally ready to face what had happened to her family. Published by Zubaan. |
| nehru biography book: Nehru Shashi Tharoor, 2011-04-18 A biography of Nehur. |
| nehru biography book: Nehru and Bose Rudrangshu Mukherjee, 2015-09-15 ‘Nobody has done more harm to me . . . than Jawaharlal Nehru,’ wrote Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939. Had relations between the two great nationalist leaders soured to the extent that Bose had begun to view Nehru as his enemy? But then, why did he name one of the regiments of the Indian National Army after Jawaharlal? And what prompted Nehru to weep when he heard of Bose’s untimely death in 1945, and to recount soon after, ‘I used to treat him as my younger brother’? Rudrangshu Mukherjee’s fascinating book traces the contours of a friendship that did not quite blossom as political ideologies diverged, and delineates the shadow that fell between them—for, Gandhi saw Nehru as his chosen heir and Bose as a prodigal son. |
| nehru biography book: The Dynasty S. S. Gill, 1996 The first 40 years of post-independence India were dominated by the Nehru-Gandhi family. This biography covers this era in all its bewildering diversity and shows the decisive contribution made by the dynasty towards the shaping of modern India. |
| nehru biography book: Jawaharlal Nehru Sarvepalli Gopal, 2004-01-29 Jawaharlal Nehru, 1880-1964, first prime minister of India. |
| nehru biography book: Indira Gandhi H Y Sharada Prasad, 2013-01-15 Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India for over sixteen years, was a brave freedom fighter and a passionate patriot, deeply committed to the honour and integrity of India. She was also a devoted mother and grandmother, who was great fun to be with—she loved books, nature, art, sports and puzzles. Born into the illustrious Nehru family in Allahabad, Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was educated at Santiniketan, Geneva and Oxford, and was determined since childhood to serve the people of India. This biography, with a foreword by Rajiv Gandhi, and illustrated with rare photographs, portrays very simply but eloquently the life of the ‘Iron Lady of India’ from her birth on 19 November 1917 to her assassination on 31 October 1984. |
| nehru biography book: With No Regrets an Autobiography Krishna Nehru Hutheesing, 2018-11-11 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| nehru biography book: Nehru a Political Biography Michael Edwardes, 1972 |
| nehru biography book: The Discovery of India Jawaharlal Nehru, 1960 When J. Nehru was a prisoner in Ahmadnager Fort prison, he wrote this history of India. |
| nehru biography book: The Post-Nehru Era Dvārakā Prasāda Miśra, Dwarka Prasad Mishra, 1993 Chiefly political history of India, 1964-1971. |
| nehru biography book: Incarnations Sunil Khilnani, 2017-01-12 For all of India’s myths, stories and moral epics, Indian history remains a curiously unpeopled place. In Incarnations, Sunil Khilnani fills that space, recapturing the human dimension of how the world’s largest democracy came to be. His trenchant portraits of emperors, warriors, philosophers, film stars and corporate titans—some famous, some unjustly forgotten—bring feeling, wry humour and uncommon insight to dilemmas that extend from ancient times to our own. |
| nehru biography book: One Life is Not Enough K. Natwar-Singh, 2014 The book is an autobiography of the former External Affairs Minister and senior Congress Party leader Natwar Singh. In the autobiography, Natwar Singh has shared his experiences on several events in the political corridors of Delhi. He has also described his early years as a diplomat, his proximity to former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and to events post-Rajiv Gandhi's assassination in 1991 - including information about Sonia Gandhi, the President of the Congress Party. |
| nehru biography book: Rajaji Rajmohan Gandhi, 1997 Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1878-1972), popularly called C.R. or Rajaji, is usually remembered as free India's Governor-General, or the first Indian Head of State. At one time considered Gandhi's heir, this brilliant lawyer from Salem was regarded in pre-independence years as one of the top five leaders of the Congress along with Nehru, Prasad, Patel and Azad. This biography written by Rajaji's grandson, the noted historian and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi, highlights Rajaji's role in the events preceding Partition. A statesman and conciliator of conflicts between stalwarts, he was perhaps the sole Congress leader in the forties to admit to the likelihood of Partition. He prophesied even then that Pakistan might break up in twenty-five years Later, C.R. became a strident critic of Nehru and the Congress. As a founder of the Swatantra party in the fifties, he attacked the 'permit-license Raj' fearing its potential for corruption and stagnation, even while the tide was in favour of Nehru's socialistic pattern. Meticulously researched, using C.R.'s private papers, his contemporaries' archives, extensive interviews with eye-witnesses and contemporary accounts and newspapers, this inten |
| nehru biography book: Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948 Ramachandra Guha, 2018-10-02 Opening in July 1914, as Mohandas Gandhi leaves South Africa to return to India, Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1918 traces the Mahatma’s life over the three decades preceding his assassination. Drawing on new archival materials, acclaimed historian Ramachandra Guha follows Gandhi’s struggle to deliver India from British rule, to forge harmonious relations between India’s Hindus and Muslims, to end the pernicious practice of untouchability, and to nurture India’s economic and moral self-reliance. He shows how in each of these campaigns, Gandhi adapted methods of nonviolence that successfully challenged British authority and would influence revolutionary movements throughout the world. A revelatory look at the complexity of Gandhi’s thinking and motives, the book is a luminous portrait of not only the man himself, but also those closest to him—family, friends, and political and social leaders. |
| nehru biography book: Jawaharlal Nehru Nayantara Sahgal, 2016 Drawing upon his correspondence with Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and Sahgal, his niece, the book combines history with personal recollections to show how Nehru helped steer India's cousre from a colony to an influential, modern nation. Discussing the issue of foreign policy, Sahgal reveals much about Nehru's political astuteness, realism and aversion to rigid economic doctrines, as well as the found impact India's non-alignment principle had on the world. Perceptive and stimulating, Jawaharlal Nehru draws much-needed attention back to the man and his far-sighted vision. -- |
| nehru biography book: Gandhi A Pictorial Biography B.R. Nanda, 2024-12-31 Experience the inspiring life of Mahatma Gandhi like never before with *Gandhi: A Pictorial Biography* by B.R. Nanda. This visually captivating book combines powerful imagery with poignant narratives, bringing to life the essence of Gandhi's journey and his impact on the world. As you flip through the pages, you’ll witness key moments that shaped a leader’s vision of peace and justice. But ask yourself: What lessons can we draw from Gandhi's life that remain relevant in today’s turbulent world? Each photograph and illustration is meticulously curated to enhance the storytelling, offering a unique perspective on Gandhi's principles and the struggles he faced. This biography serves as a powerful reminder of the strength found in nonviolence and resilience. Are you ready to see history through the lens of one of its greatest figures? This is more than a biography; it’s a visual journey that engages both the mind and heart, encouraging readers to reflect on the power of courage and compassion. Seize the opportunity to inspire and educate. Purchase *Gandhi: A Pictorial Biography* now and let the images of a great leader ignite your spirit! |
| nehru biography book: Nehru Adeel Hussain, Tripurdaman Singh, 2021-11-11 From being elected as Congress president in 1929 till his death in 1964, Jawaharlal Nehru remained a towering figure in Indian politics, a man who left an indelible stamp on the history of South Asia. As a leading light of the nationalist struggle and as India's first and longest-serving prime minister, his ideas shaped the political contours of the country and left an imprint so deep that his legacy continues to be debated furiously today. In life, as in afterlife, Nehru was many things to many people. Going beyond the imposed labels of contemporary discourse, this book illuminates four encounters that Nehru had with contemporaries from across the political spectrum - Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Sardar Patel and Syama Prasad Mookerjee - that are critical to understanding his ideas, and his long afterlife and impress on the present. Nehru may no longer be alive to answer his critics today, but there was a time when he pitted himself vigorously against his opponents in the marketplace of ideas, debating the most profound questions in South Asian history and decisively influencing political events. It is this intellectually combative Nehru whom we meet in this book - voicing ideological disagreements, forging political alliances, moulding political opinion, offering visions of the future and staking out the political field - a key figure in the debates that defined India |
| nehru biography book: Jawaharlal Nehru Vol.2 1947-1956 Sarvepall Gopal, 2014-11-07 The second volume of Sarvepalli Gopal’s remarkable work covers the first nine years of Nehru’s prime ministership. Like the first volume, it is more than a biography, describing and analysing in detail both domestic and foreign issues of the period of struggle between India and Pakistan for Kashmir, the first elections of frr India based on adult suffrage; Korea, the Suez crisis, the invasion of Tibet and Hungary and the demand at home for the creation of new linguistics provinces. |
| nehru biography book: Nehru's India Jawaharlal Nehru, 2007 While most selections in the collection focus on the building of Nehru's India, a few have been included to reflect the person behind the politician and administrator. These profiles and reflections showcase an intellectual and philosopher with a remarkable range of interests and erudition who was also a warm colleague and comrade.--BOOK JACKET. |
| nehru biography book: Letters to Auntie Fori Martin Gilbert, 2002 Some time ago, an elderly Indian friend of Martin Gilbert's, known to him as Auntie Fori, revealed that she was actually Jewish and asked him to recommend a history of the Jews. He decided to write it for her, in letter form, week by week, which he did. This book is the result. |
| nehru biography book: The Nehrus B. R Nanda, 2008 Motilal and Jawaharlal Nehru were both prominent Indian men in their own right, Motilal as a widely successful civil lawyer and a popular political figure, and Jawaharlal as a firm nationalist leader and possible heir of the Mahatma. This book discusses Motilal's life and achievements, and examines the first four decades of Jawaharlal's life. It shows that while the father-son tandem played different roles in the nationalist struggle of India, their close emotional bonds helped them influence each other |
| nehru biography book: Envoy to Nehru Escott Reid, 1981 Based On The Canadian High Commissioner`S Despatches From India (1952-1957) This Is A Story Of The Special Relationship Between India And Canada During Those Years. Escott Reid Provides Not Only A Personal Account Of A Critical Period In The History Of Free India But Also Fascinating Glimpses Into The Characters Of The Leading Indian Political Personalities Of The Time Like Nehru, Menon, Pannikkar To Name A Few. Exlibris. |
| nehru biography book: Autobiography Jawaharlal Nehru, 2004-05-07 Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, was a great personality who also wrote a number of inspiring and knowledgeable books. Jawaharlal Nehru: An Autobiography is his autobiographical work which he penned down between the years of 1934 and 1935 while he was in prison. In this book, Nehru explores his ideologies and the events in his life that led him to the situation he was positioned in when he wrote this book. The practice of civil disobedience that Nehru had taken up, is discussed by him terms of his belief in the movement. The author starts off the book with an introduction to his ancestral history, where he mentions that his predecessors had to run away from Kashmir to settle elsewhere. Jawaharlal Nehru: An Autobiography also paints a vivid picture of the pre-independence era in India, where the air of dissension was at an all time high. The book depicts the political realisation of an upcoming giant of a nation and the battle for its freedom. This honestly written book provides its readers with authentic descriptions of prominent freedom fighters such as Mahatma Gandhi. This profound book gives readers an idea about the character of the writer himself. With a true and unceasing love for life and nature, Jawaharlal Nehru has written a thought-provoking book which provides immeasurable moral and ethical scope for its readers. |
| nehru biography book: The Discovery of India Jawaharlal Nehru, 1993 |
| nehru biography book: Letters for a Nation Jawaharlal Nehru, 2015 |
| nehru biography book: Jawaharlal Nehru Bal Ram Nanda, 1998 |
| nehru biography book: The Republic of India Alan Gledhill, 2013 |
| nehru biography book: The Biography Book Daniel S. Burt, 2001-02-28 From Marilyn to Mussolini, people captivate people. A&E's Biography, best-selling autobiographies, and biographical novels testify to the popularity of the genre. But where does one begin? Collected here are descriptions and evaluations of over 10,000 biographical works, including books of fact and fiction, biographies for young readers, and documentaries and movies, all based on the lives of over 500 historical figures from scientists and writers, to political and military leaders, to artists and musicians. Each entry includes a brief profile, autobiographical and primary sources, and recommended works. Short reviews describe the pertinent biographical works and offer insight into the qualities and special features of each title, helping readers to find the best biographical material available on hundreds of fascinating individuals. |
| nehru biography book: Off the Beaten Track Saeeda Bano, 2020 Saeeda Bano was the first woman in India to work as a radio newsreader, and she is still known as the doyenne of Urdu broadcasting. Over her unconventional and courageous life, Bano walked out of a suffocating marriage, witnessed the violence of Partition, lost her son for a night in a refugee camp, ate toast with Nehru, and fell in love with a married man who would, in the course of their twenty-five year-relationship, become the Mayor of Delhi. Though she was born into privilege in Bhopal--the only Indian state to be ruled by women for four successive generations--her determination, independence, and frankness provide a unique and crucial disruption in India's understanding of the past. Translated from Urdu by Bano's granddaughter, Off the Beaten Track is a frank and brave memoir about the remarkable life of a single woman in mid-twentieth-century India. |
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