The Master and the Disciple: Interactions between Gandhi and Nehru and
their Impact on Modern Indian History
By- Sangita Mallik (ed. &
Intro.)
While it is generally known that
Mahatma Gandhi had great affection for Jawaharlal Nehru and that this was one of
the most important factors in the latter succeeding him as the leading figure
in the Indian National Congress and becoming the Prime Minister of India, it is
seldom realized that the relationship between the two was one of the most
determining factors in the history of the Congress and consequently in that of
modern India, both before and after the achievement of Independence. To bring
all this into focus has been the main objective of this work.
Part one of the book consists of
the texts of letters exchanged between Gandhi and Nehru and part two shows the
impact of the Gandhi-Nehru relationship on the history of the Indian National
Congress. Some of the moving writings of Nehru on Gandhi after the latter’s
passing away, showing Nehru’s deep attachment to the Master, follow. The
Introduction not only sums up the materials in two parts, but also discusses
the impact of the Gandhi-Nehru relationship on the history of India during the
Nehru Era. The book will be of tremendous interest to the general public as
well as to scholars of modern Indian history in general and of Gandhi and Nehru
in particular.
Sangita Mallik holds a M.
Phil from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (1983). She worked for several
years as Research Officer at the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi
on the Project Selected Works of Jayaprakash Narayan with Prof. Bismal
Prasad as Editor. She has had long innings as Research Officer at the Rajendra
Prasad Academy and has been working as the Deputy Director there since 2008.
ISBN
978-81-7304-896-8
2010 164p. Rs.495/ Pounds 35
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