Discovery of india, a bunch of old letters, a book of letters that he wrote to his daughter. Written mostly to jawaharlal nehru and some written by him. Bunch old letters written mostly jawaharlal nehru some. During the summer of 1928, nehru, busily working in allahabad, decided to write letters to his 10yearold daughter. To my surprise, index contained several references to the letters written by rabindranath tagore to jawaharlal nehru. Jawaharlal nehru has been a highly rated author of best sellers. Indias independence was almost a reality even before it was free. He emerged as an eminent leader of the indian independence movement and served india as prime minister. Tutored at home until the age of 15, nehru subsequently attended harrow in.
It is not so much the existence of a nation that counts but what the nation that counts but what the nation does during. A bunch of old letters written mostly to jawaharlal nehru. Gandhi did not approve of nehruvian thrust on socialism or planning for the. The letters also bear testimony to jawaharlal nehru s extraordinary gift for friendship, and the respect and admiration he evoked, both personally and for the cause of indian independence, from world figures as diverse as george bernard shaw, romain rolland, clare boothe luce, edward thompson. A bunch of old letters by jawaharlal nehru, 9780195623284, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Bunch of old letters hardcover 26 april 2005 by jawaharlal nehru author, editor visit amazons jawaharlal nehru page. These letters were written mostly to nehru by leading personalities between 1917 and 1948.
Being mostly written to jawaharlal nehru and some written by him, published in 1958 by jawaharlal nehru himself. This volume contains selected letters written by mahatma gandhi. But i do not accept practically any of his methods cited in jawaharlal nehrus a bunch of old letters, asia publication house and added, in my opinion, his planning is a waste of effort. A bunch of old letters foreign affairs skip to main content. Nehrus letter to daughter indira from prison is the best. Asia publishing house, 1958 wolpert, stanley, nehru. The letters also bear testimony to jawaharlal nehrus extraordinary gift for friendship, and the respect and admiration he evoked, both personally and for the cause of indian independence, from world figures as diverse as george bernard shaw, romain rolland, clare boothe luce, edward thompson. Evocative of the spirit of those stirring times, many of the letters are from those most closely involved in the freedom struggle among them, mahatma gandhi, motilal nehru, subhas chandra bose, muhammad ali jinnah, rabindranath. Jawaharlal nehru, first prime minister of independent india 194764, who established parliamentary government and became noted for his neutralist nonaligned policies in foreign affairs.
Jawaharlal nehru was born into an affluent kashmiri brahman family in allahabad on november 14, 1889. The letters also bear testimony to jawaharlal nehru s extraordinary gift for friendship, and the respect and admiration he evoked, both personally and for the cause of indian independence, from world figures as diverse as george bernard shaw, romain rolland, clare boothe luce, edward thompson, chiang kaishek and bertrand russell, among others. The letters in this volume, written by some of the leading figures of our times, cover the three eventful decades leading up to indias independence in 1947. I accessed the original print of a bunch of old letters. Books by jawaharlal nehru author of the discovery of india. A bunch of old letters written mostly to jawaharlal nehru and some written by him nehru, jawaharlal on.
Letters from a father to his daughter english hardcover. A bunch of old letters by jawaharlal nehru overdrive. Prime ministers indira gandhi, morarji desai and rajiv gandhi. In another imprisonment during 193435 he wrote an autobiography. My dear bapu, i have received today, on return from lucknow, your letter of the 5th october. I am glad you have written to me fully and i shall try to reply at some length but i hope you will forgive me if there is some delay in this, as i am at present tied up with close fitting. More interested in politics than law, he was impressed by mohandas k. Jawaharlal nehru author, editor see all 2 formats and editions hide other. Jawaharlal nehru 281 followers first prime minister of independent india 1947 64, nehru was educated at home and in britain and became a lawyer in 1912. Bunch of old letters book by jawaharlal nehru best. Being mostly written to jawaharlal nehru and some written by him. They vividly capture the spirit of an india riven by terrible strife, but at the same time compelled by an inspiring new nationalism. How post card news spread lies about indira gandhi and.
Publication date 1958 topics banasthali, hind swaraj, nehru. A bunch of old letters by jawaharlal nehru is available in. The book was written during nehrus four years of confinement to solitude in prison and is his way of paying an homage to his beloved country and its rich culture. Being mostly written to jawaharlal nehru and some written by him jawaharlal nehru, sunil khilnani, jawaharlal nehru on. The letters in this volume, written by some of the leading figures of our times, cover the three eventful decades leading up to india s independence in 1947. But i do not accept practically any of his methods cited in jawaharlal nehrus a bunch of old letters, asia publication house. An engaging mixed collection of letters to and from jawaharlal nehru, chiefly in the three decades preceding indian independence. Jawaharlal nehrus most popular book is the discovery of india.
We have here a bunch of old letters with apologies to jawaharlal nehru, who gave this title to his collection that reveal the authors select correspondence with the famous, like governorgenerals mountbatten and rajagopalachari. It was the summer of 1928, when jawaharlal nehru began writing letters to his young daughter, indira, who was in mussoorie at that time. A bunch of old letters written mostly to jawaharlal nehru, and some written by him by nehru, jawaharlal and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jawaharlal nehru wrote the book the discovery of india, during his imprisonment at ahmednagar fort for participating in the quit india movement 1942 1946.
Letters from a father to his daughter is a collection of letters written by jawaharlal nehru to his daughter indira priyadarshini, originally published in 1929 by allahabad law journal press at nehrus request and consisting of only the 30 letters sent in the summer of 1928 when indira was 10 years old. These letters are originally written in english when nehru was in allahabad and indira in mussoorie. Written mostly to jawaharlal nehru and some written by him bombay. A bunch of old letters written mostly to jawaharlal nehru and some written by him. Bunch of old letters written mostly to jawaharlal nehru and some written by him. Gandhi wrote to agatha harrison on april 30, 1936 stating, but jawaharlals way is not my way. He was also one of the principal leaders of indias independence movement of the 1930s and 40s. The discovery of india an autobiography mahatma gandhi the unity of india glimpses of world history jammu and kashmir 19491964 letters from a father to his daughter speeches 19491953 nehru and sri lanka nehru on communalism nehru flings a challenge nehru on gandhi asianafrican conference apr. Details about a bunch of letters jawaharlal nehru rare book india 1958. Bunch of old letters by jawaharlal nehru goodreads. Evocative of the spirit of those stirring times, many of the letters are from those most closely involved in the freedom struggle among them, mahatma gandhi, motilal nehru, subhas chandra bose, muhammad ali jinnah, rabindranath tagore. Evocative of the spirit of those stirring times, many of the letters are from those most. The publication of a bunch of old letters, selected by jawaharlal nehru, written mostly to jawaharlal nehru and some written by him, in 1958 and reprinted after about 30 years in 1988 made accessible for the first time to the general reader extremely important materials for a fuller understanding of the freedom struggle and, to some extent. The letters also bear testimony to jawaharlal nehrus extraordinary gift for friendship, and the respect and admiration he evoked, both personally and for the cause of indian independence, from world figures as diverse as george bernard shaw, romain rolland, clare boothe luce, edward thompson, chiang kaishek and bertrand russell, among others.
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