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** A BUNCH OF OLD LETTERS WRITTEN MOSTLY TO JAWAHARLAL NEHRU & SOME WRITTEN BY HIM**
*** FORWARDED BY JAWAHARLAL NEHRU ***
** Publisher - ASIA PUBLISHING HOUSE** ** 1960 ( SECOND Edition) *
Origin- IndiaMaterial - Paper printed book.Dust jacket - trueHard cover- trueComplete - true Pages - 523Size - 23 cm x 14.5 cm x 4 cmWeight - 730 g
Condition;A vintage book are Ruber Stamp, ink writing, mild crease / fold & soft cover damage .Complete. :*****************************************************Notes;About the book;
A BUNCH OF OLD LETTERS WRITTEN MOSTLY TO JAWAHARLAL NEHRU & SOME WRITTEN BY HIM** *** FORWARDED BY JAWAHARLAL NEHRU.
1. The most of Letters Shri Nehru has collected in this volume were recived or Written by him in the three Decades preceding independence ; only few post -independence letter including correspondence with GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, a touching letter from the ailing SIR TEJ BAHADUR SAPRU and the last letter MAHTAMA GANDHI wrote to Shri Nehru.
2. Many Of The Letters Are From those Most Closely Involved In The Freedom Struggle Amongthem, Mahatma Gandhi, Motilal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, Muhammad Ali Jinnah,Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, Maulana Azad, Vallabhbhai Patel And JayaprakashNarayan.
3. Of Particular Interest Is The Long Correspondence Between Subhas Chandra Bose And Nehru,Which Covers The Crisis During The Tripuri Congress In 1939, And Reflects The Two LeadersSharply Differing Views On The Mobilization Of National Resistance To British Rule.
4.Equally Fascinating Are The Letters From Mahatma Gandhi, Which Reveal His Acute PoliticalInstincts As Well As His Deep Humanity And His Genuine Respect For Dissent.
5.The Letters Also Bear Testimony To Jawaharlal Nehru S Extraordinary Gift For Friendship, AndThe Respect And Admiration He Evoked, Both Personally And For The Cause Of IndianIndependence, From World Figures As Diverse As George Bernard Shaw, Romain Rolland,Clare Boothe Luce, Edward Thompson, Chiang Kai-Shek And Bertrand Russell, Among Others.A Bunch Of Old Letters Is Essential Reading For An Understanding Of The History Of NationalMovement.
Contents;368 letters - from Dec,17,1917 to Dec.2,1948 Print Sign Autographs; facsimilesSarojni Naidu- Dec.17,1917Motilal Nehru- 3.06.1921Mahatma Gandhi- Dec.03 ,1928Rabindranath Tagore May 31,1936Sir Charles Trevelyan , June 12,1936.Vallabh bhai Patel- March 9,1937Mahatma Gandhi- jan 18,1948George Bernard Shaw , Sep 18,1948****************
JACKET DESIGN BY CEDRIC BARCO.
** Publisher - ASIA PUBLISHING HOUSE**
** 1960 ( SECOND Edition) *
Origin- India
Material - Paper printed book.
Dust jacket - true
Hard cover- true
Complete - true
Pages - 523
Size - 23 cm x 14.5 cm x 4 cm
Weight - 730 g
Condition;
A vintage book are Ruber Stamp, ink writing, mild crease / fold & soft cover damage .
Complete.
:*****************************************************
Notes;
About the book;
A BUNCH OF OLD LETTERS WRITTEN MOSTLY TO JAWAHARLAL NEHRU & SOME WRITTEN BY HIM**
*** FORWARDED BY JAWAHARLAL NEHRU.
1. The most of Letters Shri Nehru has collected in this volume were recived or Written by him in the three Decades preceding independence ; only few post -independence letter including correspondence with GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, a touching letter from the ailing SIR TEJ BAHADUR SAPRU and the last letter MAHTAMA GANDHI wrote to Shri Nehru.
2. Many Of The Letters Are From those Most Closely Involved In The Freedom Struggle Among
them, Mahatma Gandhi, Motilal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, Muhammad Ali Jinnah,
Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, Maulana Azad, Vallabhbhai Patel And Jayaprakash
Narayan.
3. Of Particular Interest Is The Long Correspondence Between Subhas Chandra Bose And Nehru,
Which Covers The Crisis During The Tripuri Congress In 1939, And Reflects The Two Leaders
Sharply Differing Views On The Mobilization Of National Resistance To British Rule.
4.Equally Fascinating Are The Letters From Mahatma Gandhi, Which Reveal His Acute Political
Instincts As Well As His Deep Humanity And His Genuine Respect For Dissent.
5.The Letters Also Bear Testimony To Jawaharlal Nehru S Extraordinary Gift For Friendship, And
The Respect And Admiration He Evoked, Both Personally And For The Cause Of Indian
Independence, From World Figures As Diverse As George Bernard Shaw, Romain Rolland,
Clare Boothe Luce, Edward Thompson, Chiang Kai-Shek And Bertrand Russell, Among Others.
A Bunch Of Old Letters Is Essential Reading For An Understanding Of The History Of National
Movement.
Contents;
368 letters - from Dec,17,1917 to Dec.2,1948
Print Sign Autographs; facsimiles
Sarojni Naidu- Dec.17,1917
Motilal Nehru- 3.06.1921
Mahatma Gandhi- Dec.03 ,1928
Rabindranath Tagore May 31,1936
Sir Charles Trevelyan , June 12,1936.
Vallabh bhai Patel- March 9,1937
Mahatma Gandhi- jan 18,1948
George Bernard Shaw , Sep 18,1948
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JACKET DESIGN BY CEDRIC BARCO.