The Nehrus [electronic resource] : Motilal and Jawaharlal / B.R. Nanda.
Publisher: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Edition: New ed.Description: 1 online resource (378 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199081387 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Nehru, Motilal, 1861-1931 | Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964 | Statesmen -- India -- Biography | Prime ministers -- India -- Biography | India -- Politics and government -- 1765-1947Additional Physical Form: Print version 9780195693430DDC classification: 954.040922 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Motilal and Jawaharlal Nehru were both prominent Indian men in their own right, Motilal as a widely successful civil lawyer and a popular political figure, and Jawaharlal as a firm nationalist leader and possible heir of the Mahatma. This book discusses Motilal's life and achievements, and examines the first four decades of Jawaharlal's life. It shows that while the father-son tandem played different roles in the nationalist struggle of India, their close emotional bonds helped them influence each other.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This ed. originally published: London : George Allen & Unwin, 1962.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Motilal and Jawaharlal Nehru were both prominent Indian men in their own right, Motilal as a widely successful civil lawyer and a popular political figure, and Jawaharlal as a firm nationalist leader and possible heir of the Mahatma. This book discusses Motilal's life and achievements, and examines the first four decades of Jawaharlal's life. It shows that while the father-son tandem played different roles in the nationalist struggle of India, their close emotional bonds helped them influence each other.
Description based on print version record.