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An Autobiography (Nehru)
Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru
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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.
The first edition was published in 1936 and has since been through more than 12 editions and translated into more than 30 languages.
An additional chapter titled 'Five years later', was included in a reprint in 1942 and these early editions were published by John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd, London. The 2004 edition was published by Penguin Books India, with Sonia Gandhi holding the copyright. She also wrote the foreword to this edition, in which she encourages the reader to combine its content with Nehru's other works, Glimpses of World History and The Discovery of India, in order to understand "the ideas and personalities that have shaped India through the ages".
Content
Nehru clarifies his aims and objectives in the preface to the first edition, as to occupy his time constructively, review past events in India and to begin the job of "self-questioning" in what is his "personal account". He states "my object was...primarily for my own benefit, to trace my own mental growth". He did not target any particular audience but wrote "if I thought of an audience, it was one of my own countr
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The fact that it was written in jail, Nehru admits, influenced its tone very much. He had a surprising amount of objectivity, about himself and events around him, and his account of his own life and the nationalist movement feels honest. The most enjoyable parts of the book are his long philosophical digressions on the inability of modern prisons to enact any kind of rehabilitation, the meaning of religion, the utility of non-violence, and the necessity for radical changes in India and the world. This is Nehru at his most radical; some readers may be surprised to see his impassioned appeals for socialism, defense of the Soviet Union, and critiques of private property and vested interests. There are also compelling accounts of Nehru's experience of the repressive apparatus of the British Raj, farcical trials and lathi charges, mounting barricades, and the trivialities of prison life.
Much of the book has aged remarkably well- the sense of living in an age where the old is dying and the new is struggling to be born is pervasive throughout the book. Nehru's chapter on "The Liberal Outlook" surprised me with just how applicable it remains as a critique of centrism and excessive moderation. His disdain for reactionaries, critiques of imperialism, and examination of the structural violence of capitalism still feel relevant.
Other parts of the book have not aged as well. It was ultimately focused on the present, written as it was in the midst of the nationalist struggle, but tha
Early printing of Nehru's classic autobiography, from the collection of actor and author Aly Wassil. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed on the front free endpaper by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, his sister, the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet portfolio, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and Wassil with his ownership signature and annotation, "Aly Wassil M.I.T. October 21, 1949." Born in Pakistan, Aly Wassil was a graduate of Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, and the author of several books including "The Wisdom of Christ," "Rubaiyat of Modern Man," "Song of the Saviour," and "Dear Mr. President: An Open Letter to Richard Milhous Nixon." He was also known to tour the lecture circuit, speaking on religious and spiritual topics. Widely considered one of the world�s leading women in public life in the 20th century, Indian political leader and diplomat Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was active in the Indian nationalist movement and was imprisoned three times by the British authorities in India. She entered municipal government in Allah�b�d (western India) before entering the legislative assembly of the United Provinces (later Uttar Pradesh) and becoming minister for local self-government and public health (1937�"39), the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet portfolio. In very good condition. An exceptional collection of signatures. This autobiographical book was 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. Diplomat Walter Crocker said, had Nehru not been well known as India's first prime minister, he would have been famous for his autobiography.