Encyclopaedia of Speeches and Writings of Jawaharlal Nehru (Set of 3 Volumes)

About the Book On the horizon of Indian politics a number of national leaders emerged out and Jawaharlal Nehru was one of them. He demonstrated tremendous enthusiasm for India's moral leadership. He contributed in his way during the Indian freedom movement. He possessed a rare combination of intellect, breadth of vision and personal charisma that attracted support throughout India.

The book 'Speeches and Writings of Jawaharlal Nehru which consists of three volumes finds its comprehensive description of his various famous speeches made during the freedom movement. The book presents his ideas, thoughts and views in his own words.

About the Author Dr. P. Singh, B.A. and M.A. (Philosophy) from University of Allahabad. She qualified UGC, NET, ICPR, JRF and did her Ph.D. in Comparative Study of Humanistic Philosophical Thinking of Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi. At present she is teaching on ad hoc basis as an Assistt. Professor under Allahabad University and attended a number of seminars including National Seminar on contemporary crisis etc.

Sumit Sinha, B.A (Hons.), M.A. in Political Science from Lucknow University and M.Phil. from Delhi University is a Research Scholar and pursuing his Ph.D from same University. Mr. Sinha has been civil service aspirant and appeared two times for interview. At present he has also been associated with a project being researched on our various great leaders of Indian national movement. He has made an intensive study of our political system. He has throughout brilliant academic career.

Preface Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), India's first prime minister, was the chief architect of domestic and foreign policies between 1947 and 1964. Born into a wealthy Kashmiri Brahman family and educated at Oxford, Nehru embodied a synthesis of ideals: politically an ardent nationalist, ideologically a pragmatic socialist, and secular in religious outlook, Nehru possessed a rare combination of intellect, breadth of vision, and personal charisma that attracted support throughout India. Nehru's appreciation for parliamentary democracy coupled with concerns for the poor and underprivileged enabled him to formulate policies that often reflected his socialist leanings. Both as prime minister and as Congress president, Nehru pushed through the Indian Parliament, dominated by members of his own party, a series of legal reforms intended to emancipate Hindu women and bring equality. These reforms included raising the minimum marriageable age from twelve to fifteen, empowering women to divorce their husbands and inherit property, and declaring illegal the ruinous dowry system.

Although more famous for his monumental work for India after her independence, Jawaharlal's contribution to the freedom movement is enormous. Born to Motilal Nehru, an early congressman and once a president of the Indian National Congress, Nehru was destined to lead India. His education, scholarship, and vision is rarely equaled in modem political history of the world.

He served as president of Indian National Congress for several years and was among the moderates in the party. While Gandhi spent much of his efforts in spiritual discovery, Nehru and Patel shared the burden of building the nation.

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