Nehru: Man Among Men

Nehru needs no introduction to Indias. To those who had seen him he was an ideal to follow, to those who didn’t he was a man with many dimensions. However, when a man is alive a certain amount of emotion colours our vision and perhaps influences critical evaluation, not necessarily negate. With the passage of time comes certain amount to detachment which not only give a one an opportunity to evaluate but also a deeper understanding of the significance of his acts and deeds. The centenary of Nehru coming after nearly 25 years of his passing away has probably given us this opportunity to try and evaluate him without any emotion. This volume thus makes an attempt to present a critical evaluation of the words, thoughts and deeds of Nehru in terms of their significance in Indian history, economy, polity, culture and philosophy. Nehru as a person has become an Institution whose reverberations were felt not only by the contemporary society but also continued to be experienced years later. The present volume is an attempt at looking at Nehru in the light of our contemporary wisdom and experience.

Prof. R.R. Mehrotra is a well known academician with a number of publications in reputed international journals. He has an intimate knowledge about north-east having spent quite a number of years in Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram in various capacities. He was the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of North Eastern Hill University and is now a Professor of English in Banaras Hindu University. Dr. A.K. Agarwal is the Reader and Head, Department of economics in the Mizoram Campus of North-Eastern Hill University. He has 6 books to his credit and has been involved in various capacities in the process of economic development of the North-East. At present he is conducting a study on the Carpet Industry in Arunachal Pradesh. Dr. S. Ganguly has been working in the field of the problems of Language Teaching-Learning in different parts of the country. A product of Delhi University and CIEFL, Hyderabad, his special interest lies in studying the languages in the north-east. He is at present Reader and Head, Department of English, Mizoram Campus of North Eastern Hill University.