Letters from a father to his daughter is a collection of letters written by jawaharlal nehru to his daughter indira priyadarshini, originally published in 1929 by allahabad law journal press at nehrus request and consisting of only the 30 letters sent in the summer of 1928 when indira was 10 years old. The celebration of childrens day can never be complete without remembering the contributions of pandit jawaharlal nehru. The happy conjunction of this special day for children and the birth anniversary of their chacha nehru is not a coincidence. In the first letter, book of nature, he talks about how. Jawaharlal nehru, the first prime minister of independent india, was one of the prominent figures during the indian freedom struggle. Letters from a father to his daughter free download as word doc. In a letter dated november 6, 1939, jawaharlal nehru had written to the addressee. A pedagogical perspective conference paper pdf available february 2019 with,367 reads how we measure reads. Nehru points out in his preface to the original edition of glimpses of world history. In a letter dated november 6, 1939, jawaharlal nehru had written to the. Jawaharlal nehru was a prominent statesman, leader, historian.
Pdf nehru wrote some 30 letters to his ten year daughter, indira who. Letters from a father to his daughter jawaharlal nehru scribd. Pdf fatherdaughter relationship in nehrus letters from a father. Letters from a father to his daughter open library. At the time of the writing of the letters, nehru was in allahabad, while indira was in mussoorie. Publication date 1945 topics allama collection digitallibraryindia. Nehrus letter to daughter indira from prison is the best. Letters from a father to his daughter is a collection of letters written by jawaharlal nehru to his daughter indira priyadarshini, originally published in 1929 by allahabad law journal press at nehru s request and consisting of only the 30 letters sent in the summer of 1928 when indira was 10 years old. These early letters were subsequently published in book form and they had a generous reception. Former indian prime minister jawaharlal nehru wrote a series of letters in the summer of 1928 to his daughter indira gandhi who was in mussoorie at that time. Letters from a father to his daughter, jawaharlal nehru letters from a father to his daughter is a collection of 30 letters written by jawaharlal nehru in 1928 to his daughter indira gandhi when she was 10 years old, teaching about natural history and the story of civilisations.
Letters from a father to his daughter an excerpt the penguin. History, ancient, juvenile literature, correspondence, letters. Letters from a father to his daughter, subtitled being a brief account of the early days of the world written for children. Vide also the preceding item and letter to jawaharlal nehru. Priyanka gandhi vadrathis illustrated copy of pandit jawaharlal nehru s much acclaimed book should be made a compulsory reading for all children and teenagers in india. Fatherdaughter relationship in nehru s letters from a father to his daughter.
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