Nehru: Invention of India-PBPenguin Books India, 2007 - 261 من الصفحات [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 Biblio 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. Praise For The Book Exceedingly Well-Informed, Passionately Conceived And Elegantly Written Outlook It Is A Must Read To Understand The Fact That With The Passage Of Nehru S Time The Country S Intellect Has Narrowed Tremendously Telegraph Sparkling, Anecdotal And Not Necessarily Controversial, [Nehru] Is Inventive In Its Own Delightful Way, Low-Keyed, Unpretentious But Highly Readable Free Press Journal Shashi Tharoor Is . . . Full Of Verve And Flashing Insight. [Nehru] Is A Short, Accessible, Intelligent And Lively Book The Washington Post |
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Shjashi Tharoor. SHASHI THAROOR NEHBII The Inxeption of India PENGUIN BOOKS NEHRU Shashi Tharoor is the prize - winning. Front Cover.
Shjashi Tharoor. SHASHI THAROOR NEHBII The Inxeption of India PENGUIN BOOKS NEHRU Shashi Tharoor is the prize - winning. Front Cover.
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Shjashi Tharoor. NEHRU The Invention of India SHASHI THAROOR PENGUIN BOOKS PENGUIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books India.
Shjashi Tharoor. NEHRU The Invention of India SHASHI THAROOR PENGUIN BOOKS PENGUIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books India.
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... Shashi Tharoor 2003 The note on page 257 is an extension of the copyright page All rights reserved 12 11 10 987 ISBN 9780143104049 For sale in the Indian Subcontinent only Typeset in Perpetua by Mantra Virtual Services , New Delhi ...
... Shashi Tharoor 2003 The note on page 257 is an extension of the copyright page All rights reserved 12 11 10 987 ISBN 9780143104049 For sale in the Indian Subcontinent only Typeset in Perpetua by Mantra Virtual Services , New Delhi ...
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Greatness Is Being Thrust upon Me | 20 |
To Suffer for the Dear Country | 41 |
Hope to Survive the British Empire | 63 |
In Office but Not in Power | 86 |
In the Name of God Go | 110 |
A Tryst with Destiny | 131 |
Commanding Heights | 158 |
Free Myself from This Daily Burden | 193 |
India Must Struggle against Herself | 219 |
A Note on Indian Political Movements | 253 |
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