Jawaharlal Nehru - A Portrait [antikvár]

CHAPTER ONE Towards a Mission respectful opponent called him the'Gentle Colossus', the more malicious referred to him as a Great MoghuL But almost everybody agrees that he was the maker of modern India, the architect of parliamentary democracy and of the secular state. WhenJawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the newly born Dominion of India on 15 August 1947, he was around 58 years of age, and remained at the helm for seventeen years, until his death on 27 May 1964. Nehru is as controversial as any major historical figure: he has been bitterly criticized by many, yet was the idol of