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978-0-19-562360-4. OCLC. 21227307. Glimpses of World History is a book published by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1934. The book is subtitled Being further letters to his daughter, written in prison, and containing a rambling account of history for young people .
India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy is a non-fiction book by Indian historian Ramachandra Guha. First published by HarperCollins in August 2007. [ 1][ 2] The book covers the history of the India after it gained independence from the British in 1947. [ 1] A revised and expanded edition was published in 2017.
v. t. e. Jawaharlal Nehru ( / ˈneɪru / NAY-rooor / ˈnɛru / NERR-oo, [ 1 ]Hindi: [dʒəˌʋaːɦəɾˈlaːl ˈneːɦɾuː] ⓘ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, [ 2 ] author and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century.
The journey in The Discovery of India begins from ancient history, leading up to the last years of the British Raj.Nehru uses his knowledge of the Upanishads, Vedas, and textbooks on ancient history to introduce to the reader the development of India from the Indus Valley civilization, through the changes in socio-political scenario every foreign invader brought, to the present day conditions.
History (derived from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía) 'inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation') [ 1] is the systematic study and documentation of human past. [ 2][ 3] The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. [ 4] ". History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the ...
The modern Hindi and Urdu standards are highly mutually intelligible in colloquial form, but use different scripts when written, and have lesser mutually intelligibility in literary forms. The history of Bible translations into Hindi and Urdu is closely linked, with the early translators of the Hindustani language simply producing the same ...
The following is a list of ancient Indian writers, originating from the Indian subcontinent.Many writers contributed to the large body of early Indian literature (here roughly taken to predate the 13th century Delhi Sultanate), consisting of poetry, drama, and writings on religion, philosophy, linguistics, mathematics and many other topics.
Suryakant Tripathi (21 February 1899 – 15 October 1961) was an Indian poet, writer, composer, and sketch artist who wrote in Hindi. He is considered one of the four major pillars [ a] of the Chhayavad period in Hindi literature. He is renowned with the epithet Mahāprāṇ[ b] and his pen name Nirālā[ c].