Before Freedom: Nehru's Letters to His Sister 1909–1947
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Before Freedom: Nehru's Letters to His Sister 1909–1947 is a collection of letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru between 1909 and 1947, to his sister Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, affectionately referred to as Nan. The collection was edited and compiled by his niece, Nayantara Sahgal, and was first published in 2000 by HarperCollins. A later edition with an additional letter by Nehru to his sister following the death of her husband Ranjit Sitaram Pandit, was published in 2004 by Roli Books.
Author | Jawaharlal Nehru, compiled and edited by Nayantara Sahgal |
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Country | India |
Language | English |
Genre | Collected letters |
Publisher | 1st edition by Harper Collins Publishers, 2nd edition by Roli Books |
Publication date | 2000, 2004 |
Pages | 400 |
ISBN | 81-7436-347-5 |
The letters cover the 38 years before Indian independence, giving a first-hand account of the thoughts, activities and struggles of India's first prime minister. Sahgal, in addition, gives an introduction to each of the seven parts, giving a political context in addition to a personal one.
The book also contains a few selected letters from Pandit, her husband Ranjit, her father Motilal Nehru and Indira Gandhi's husband, Feroze Gandhi.