Nehru: The Invention of India
A History, Cultural, Biography book. The fact that Nehru had risked his life to save a single Moslem had a profound effect far...
Nehru is a book for today, not heavy and cumbersome, but sharp and witty, and relevant not just to India, but to other countries as well’ This short, beautifully written biography examines a great figure of twentieth-century nationalism from the vantage point of the beginning of the twenty-first. Deftly weaving personal facets with historical events, it tells the fascinating story of Jawaharlal Nehru aristocrat, socialist, anti-imperialist, foremost disciple of Gandhi, with whom he didn’t always see eye to eye, die-hard secularist and prime minister who sought to educate the Indian masses in democracy by his own personal example. Shashi Tharoor also analyses the principal pillars of Nehru’s legacy to India: democratic institution building, staunch pan-Indian secularism, socialist economics at home and a foreign policy of non-alignment, all of which were integral to a vision of Indianness that is fundamentally contested today.
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- Pages: 226 pages
- ISBN: 9780143419020 / 143419021
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The fact that Nehru had risked his life to save a single Moslem had a profound effect far beyond New Delhi. Many thousands of Moslems who had intended to flee to Pakistan now stayed in India, staking their lives on Nehrus ability to protect them and assure them justice. In Shashi Tharoor, Nehru: The Invention of India // The Indian tricolour was raised just before sunset, and as it fluttered up the flagpole a late-monsoon rainbow emerged behind it, a glittering tribute from the heavens. Shashi Tharoor, Nehru: The Invention of India // Jawaharlal Nehrus first Cabinet list set a standard that would never again be matched, while establishing a precedent for diversity that all his successors would strive to emulate. A Shashi Tharoor, Nehru: The Invention of India //
My view of Nehru has been changed, of course there are issues like that of Kashmir and 1962 Indo- China war which tarnish his image, but if we look at his entire characteristics, we will see the intentions of the man were never bad. 4 Pillars that constituted his style were Socialism, Democracy, Secularism and Non Alignment.His abhorrence... An insightful biography of one of India's foremost leaders. Shashi Tharoor has done. justice to this book. The last chapter where he has analyzed Nehru's principles and their relevance today is what I liked best. Nehru has been an exceptionally important figure in Indian History, and he has been seen as a controversial figure as well. I had the curiosity to know more about his life and thoughts that I began reading this book. It is a well-written insight into the life of Nehru. The description of his father's influence on him, his relationship...
