Nehru's India (the Most Definitive Book on Jawaharlal Nehru)

<p><b>Sovereignty democracy secularism pro-poor orientation and modern scientific outlook</b> core values of the India's Independence Movement have in short been described as <b>'the Idea of India'</b>. Jawaharlal Nehru not only fought for these values during the freedom struggle but also played a pivotal role to implement them in the newborn nation after independence. His life philosophy and works throw light on his vision for India: its civilizational past roadmap for the post-independent nation and possibilities for a future. <p/>With its focus on <b>Nehru's understanding of history and of India's cultural past </b><b>the book opens a window to his deep understanding of communalism and commitment to secularism</b>. His absolute faith in a democratic society and invaluable contribution to its nurturing in Indian soil his efforts in building an independent and egalitarian economy and a society suffused with scientific temper provides us multiple insights into the life and work of one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century. <p/><b>Six decades after his demise do Nehru's principles which reflected the values of India's independence movement still hold water?</b> Candid argumentative and thought-provoking <i>Nehru's India</i> is a brilliant work on the man who made sincere efforts to discover champion and defend the idea of India.</p>