Book review of autobiography of jawaharlal nehru
Loading interface About the author. Jawaharlal Nehru books followers. First prime minister of independent India — 64Nehru was educated at home and in Britain and became a lawyer in More interested in politics than law, he was impressed by Mohandas K. Gandhi's approach to Indian independence. His close association with the Indian National Congress began in ; in he became its president, presiding over the historic Lahore session that proclaimed complete independence rather than dominion status as India's political goal.
Loading interface About the author. Jawaharlal Nehru books followers. First prime minister of independent India — 64Nehru was educated at home and in Britain and became a lawyer in More interested in politics than law, he was impressed by Mohandas K. Gandhi's approach to Indian independence. His close association with the Indian National Congress began in ; in he became its president, presiding over the historic Lahore session that proclaimed complete independence rather than dominion status as India's political goal.
Who were lifers? They lose touch with the outside world completely and have no human contacts left. They brood and wrap themselves in angry thoughts of fear and revenge and hatred; forget the good of the world, the kindness and joy, and live only wrapped up in the evil.
Book review of autobiography of jawaharlal nehru
Natural beauty fascinated Nehru to a great extent. He showed greater interest in forests, rivers, hills, valleys, the earth, the sky, the stars, the sun, the moon, the rainbow, the clouds and rains. He felt much delighted in the changing seasons showing different variations in environment. Even the changing phase of day, dawn, morning, noon and evening filled his heart with great joy.
When he was only eleven year old his father engaged a theosophist tutor for him named F T Brooks who was recommended to his father by Mrs. Annie Besant. He taught him nearly three years and aroused his sentiments for reading. Further he says that he initiated him into the mysteries of science. He also studied the two great epics of Hindus; the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
As a result of which he had an indelible influence on his mind. He learnt heroism and morality from those and followed their ideals in his later life, sacrificing his all far the service of mankind. After all Jawahar lal Nehru believed in human values, in the dignity of individual, equalitarian social order, unity and integrity of the country.
He shared all the innovations and experiences of his life as political, social, moral, economic, development etc in his autobiography. He might have ignored initially village development but in the sense of urban industrialization his ultimate objective was all around growth. Last but not the least his autobiography represents a deep touch of his vast experiences in varied dimensions of his life.
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