Letters for a Nation: From Jawaharlal Nehru to His Chief Ministers 1947-1963
By Unknown Author.
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 that he kept until his last letter in December 1963, only a few months before his death. Carefully selected from among nearly 400 such letters, this collection covers a range of themes and subjects, including citizenship, war and peace, law and order, national planning and development, governance and corruption, and India s place in the world. The letters also cover momentous world ...
ISBN(s)
0670087726, 9780670087723
