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Among the few great statesmen to emerge from Asia, Jawaharlal Nehru played a decisive role in the history of the twentieth-century by putting India on the world map as a force to be reckoned with. Authored by one of the leading historians of India, these three volumes provide an authoritative first-hand account of Jawaharlal Nehru and his times.
Chronologically arranged, the first of the three volumes discusses Nehru's early life and ends in 1947. The second focuses on the first nine years of his prime ministership, and the third examines the last eight years of his life. Shifting effortlessly between the public and private spheres of Nehru the individual, the politician, and the family man, these volumes are as much a social and political history of their times as they are a biography.
Volume One: 1889-1947
This first volume traces his formative years, youth, entry into politics, role in the independence struggle, and his emergence as a leader of the Congress. It also highlights the role of Kamala Nehru in his life and events surrounding the transfer of power.
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