Leaders' Biography

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.Born in an affluent family Jawaharlal grew up as a pampered child. A keen observer of news he was deeply interested in Indian nationalism even while he was studying at Cambridge. Slowly he got involved in the Indian freedom struggle. While Jawaharlals speeches reflected his anger Gandhi adopted non-violent means. Though there was a difference of opinion between the two on many issues Nehru did not break away from Gandhi at any point of time. After India got independence he became the first Prime Minister of the nation.A brilliantly woven biographical account of Gandhi – the book traces Gandhi’s life from his childhood days in Porbandar his education in England his awakening to social injustice through painful experiences in South Africa to his relentless struggle in leading India to freedom from the British through non-violent means. A saint a revolutionary a politician a social reformer an economist an educationist and a satyagrahi – Gandhi dedicated his life to the service of humanity.A renowned freedom fighter sarijini Naidu was born in Hyderabad in a hindu brahmin family. She has many firsts to her credit including-the first indian woman to become the president of the indian National congress and the first woman to become the governor of an indian state. One of the great orators of her time she was also a distinguished poet and was famously known as Bharatiya Kokils.