Jawaharlal nehru autobiography fourth chapter summary

Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

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Jawaharlal Nehru

Official portrait, 1948

In office
15 August 1947 – 27 May 1964
MonarchGeorge VI(until 1950)
President
Governors General
Vice PresidentSarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Zakir Husain
DeputyVallabhbhai Patel(until 1950)
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byLal Bahadur Shastri[a]
In office
2 September 1946 – 27 May 1964
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGulzarilal Nanda
In office
2 September 1946 – 15 August 1947
Governors General
In office
17 April 1952 – 27 May 1964
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byVijaya Lakshmi Pandit
ConstituencyPhulpur, Uttar Pradesh
Born(1889-11-14)14 November 1889
Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India
(present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died27 May 1964(1964-05-27) (aged 74)
New Delhi, Del

An Autobiography (Nehru)

Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru

"Toward Freedom" redirects here. For the 1994 Iranian film, see Toward Freedom (film).

An Autobiography, also known as Toward Freedom (1936), is an autobiographical book written by Jawaharlal Nehru while he was in prison between June 1934 and February 1935, and before he became the first Prime Minister of India.

The first edition was published in 1936 by John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd, London, and has since been through more than 12 editions and translated into more than 30 languages. It has 68 chapters over 672 pages and is published by Penguin Books India.

Publication

Besides the postscript and a few small changes, Nehru wrote the biography between June 1934 and February 1935, and while entirely in prison.[1]

The first edition was published in 1936 and has since been through more than 12 editions and translated into more than 30 languages.[2][3][4]

An additional chapter titled 'Five years later', was included in a reprint in 1942 and these early editions

An Autobiography  (English, Paperback, Nehru Jawaharlal)

Jawaharlal Nehru: An Autobiography brings together some of the memoirs and recollections written by Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment.

Summary of the Book

Jawaharlal Nehru begins his life’s story with the story of his ancestors and their escape from Kashmir. He begins writing with a single view in mind: to understand how he came to join the Civil Disobedience Movement. He spends several sections explaining his family’s background and his ancestors. Through his own words, Nehru comes out as a quiet child, observant and full of thoughts. Readers understand the man that he becomes and the roles he plays in his later life as one of the main players in the Indian Independence Movement through his actions and his ideas as a child. This book is a definite read for anyone wishing to understand the man that became the first Prime Minister of Independent India.

About Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian politician and freedom fighter. He was the first Prime Minister of India and a leader

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