Letters for a Nation: From Jawaharlal Nehru to His Chief Ministers 1947-1963

Letters for a Nation: From Jawaharlal Nehru to His Chief Ministers 1947-1963
ISBN-10
9351188507
ISBN-13
9789351188506
Category
Political Science
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
2015-10-25
Publisher
Penguin UK
Author
Jawaharlal Nehru

Description

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. The letters also cover momentous world events and the many crises the country faced during the first sixteen years after Independence. Visionary, wise and reflective, these letters are of great contemporary relevance for the guidance they provide for our current problems and predicaments.

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