The Nehrus: Motilal and Jawaharlal

by B.R. Nanda

Overview

The Nehrus is being revived as a Classic Reissue. This book has established itself as a standard biography of Motilal and Jawaharlal Nehru. It provides a gripping survey of seventy momentous years of Indian History between 1861 and 1931. This edition carries a new Preface where the author talks about how and why he embarked on writing this book. Father and son played very different parts in the national struggle; but so intertwined were their lives that they influenced each other, not least when they differed. Love of ones children is a natural and common enough emotion, but in the case of Motilal, it had a rare quality, which Gandhi, a deeply religious man, described as divine. It carries a section analysing Jawaharlal Nehrus role in the national movement after 1931, his relationship with Gandhi, and his contribution as Indias first Prime Minister until his death in 1964.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199087938
Publisher:	OUP India
Publication date:	10/15/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Nanda, formerly Founder-Member, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi

B.R. Nanda is formerly Founder-Member, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.

Table of Contents

Preface to New Edition,
Preface, Acknowledgements,
Illustrations,
1. Formative Years,
2. The Profession of Law,
3. West Wind,
4. Indian National Congress,
5. Motilal the Moderate,
6. The Only Son,
7. Harrow,
8. The Young Nationalist,
9. Fateful Choice,
10. Politics Calling,
11. Halcyon Days,
12. Home Rule,
13. Reforms on the Anvil,
14. Emergence of Gandhi,
15. Amritsar,
16. The Plunge,
17. High Tide,
18. Low Tide
19. Letters from Prison
20. Trapped in Nabha
21. Leader of the Opposition
22. Tussle with Gandhi
23. Evolution of Jawaharlal
24. Rift in the Lute
25. End of the Tether,
26. Rising Tempo
27. The Clash,
28. On the Brink,
29. Freedoms Battle;
Epilogue;
Postscript;
Bibliography;
Index