{"product_id":"nehrus-india-essays-on-the-maker-of-a-nation-paperback-1","title":"Nehru's India Essays on the Maker of a Nation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNayantara Sahgal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNehru's influence stretched beyond the Freedom Movement and the political and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebureaucratic boundaries of prime ministerhood. A man of letters, it was Nehru\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho initiated the setting up of the Sahitya Akademi devoted to literature, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNational School of Drama and the National Institute of Design; just as, in the field\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof technology and business management, he established the Indian Institutes of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnology and the Indian Institutes of Management across the country. He was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eequally the force behind the setting up of dams and factories, which he regarded\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas the temples of modern India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, the four key dimensions of Indian nationhood, as conceived and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimplemented by Nehru-democracy, secularism, socialism and non-alignment-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehave altered to a point where they have changed almost beyond recognition or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeven abandoned altogether. As the debate continues between Nehru's supporters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho believe in his enduring contribution, and his detractors who attempt to deny\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit, the definitive word, perhaps, comes from Nayantara Sahgal, who says in her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 'No Nehru, no modern India. The ground we stand on was laid in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNehru's time.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume brings together an examination of the different aspects of Nehru's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epersonality and his legacy by some of our foremost thinkers, writers and activists: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMani Shankar Aiyar, Kumar Ketkar, Aditya and Mridula Mukherjee, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShiv Visvanathan, Rakesh Batabyal, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Hartosh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBal, Aakar Patel, Kiran Nagarkar, Purushottam Agrawal, Syeda\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHameed, Ramachandra Guha, Neera Chandhoke and Shabnam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHashmi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377578107187,"sku":"9789354473135","price":43.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NXnx9nG2lq9789354473135.webp?v=1779325927","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/nehrus-india-essays-on-the-maker-of-a-nation-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}