{"product_id":"nehrus-india-the-most-definitive-book-on-jawaharlal-nehru-past-present-future-9780143471950","title":"Nehru's India (the Most Definitive Book on Jawaharlal Nehru): Past, Present \u0026 Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSovereignty, democracy, secularism, pro-poor orientation and modern scientific outlook\u003c\/b\u003e, core values of the India's Independence Movement have in short been described as \u003cb\u003e'the Idea of India'\u003c\/b\u003e. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its focus on \u003cb\u003eNehru's understanding of history and of India's cultural past, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe book opens a window to his deep understanding of communalism and commitment to secularism\u003c\/b\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix decades after his demise, do Nehru's principles which reflected the values of India's independence movement still hold water?\u003c\/b\u003e Candid, argumentative and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eNehru's India\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant work on the man who made sincere efforts to discover, champion and defend the idea of India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAditya Mukherjee\u003c\/b\u003e retired as Professor of Contemporary History, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He was elected the General President of the Indian History Congress 2023-24, and was visiting Professor\/Fellow at premier institutions like the Duke University (USA), University of Tokyo, University of Rome, Institutes of Advanced Study at Nantes (France), Lancaster (UK) and Sao Paolo (Brazil). He is the author of \u003ci\u003eImperialism, Nationalism and the Making of the Indian Capitalist Class, Political Economy of Colonial and Post-Colonial India \u003c\/i\u003eand co-authored three bestselling titles \u003ci\u003eIndia Since Independence, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndia's Struggle for Independence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRSS, School Texts and the Murder of Mahatma Gandhi: The Hindu Communal Project.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51500903072018,"sku":"9780143471950","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e101d2b3-d8aa-4c00-89d6-10eb4ffb4e64.jpg?v=1753204447","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nehrus-india-the-most-definitive-book-on-jawaharlal-nehru-past-present-future-9780143471950","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}