Nehru & Modern India
An Anatomy Of Nation-building
- Editore:
New Century Publications
- EAN:
9788177082425
- ISBN:
8177082426
- Pagine:
- 184
- Formato:
- Hardback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione Nehru & Modern India
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru - the First Prime Minister of independent India - was the embodiment of the spirit and ideals of democracy, socialism, secularism, nationalism, equality, and social justice. Estimating the contemporary significance and historical relevance of Nehru will always remain a challenging task for students of social sciences. Nehru continues to remain a crucial link between the evolution of India's contemporary nationalism and the transition towards a middle-range power among the countries of the modern world. Along with other great stalwarts of freedom movement, Nehru was successful and practical in envisioning a modern India. Given the complex social, cultural, political, and historical background of the continent, this was a tremendous task. In the post-independence scenario, Nehru was able to provide a strong foundation to the political system and clear directions to foreign and domestic policies. Despite the fast changing nature of the international system, Nehruvi