Writings on Nehru : Some Reflections on Indian Thoughts and Related Essays

Contents: Preface. I. Writings on Nehru: 1. Nehru and the West. 2. The Nehru Paradox. 3. Nehru and Nationalism. 4. Jawaharlal Nehru: A Square Peg in a Round Hole. 5. Nehru and UK Labours MacDonaldism. 6. Nehrus Early Perception of New Forces. 7. Shaping of Nehrus World View. 8.    Nehru and Asian Consciousness. 9. Nehru and Shaping of National Policy. II. Some Reflections on Indian Thoughts and Related Essay: 10. Eclecticism in Modern India. 11. Whiggism in India. 12. A Plea for Reason. 13. Socialism and Colonial Middle Class. 14. Sarvodaya A Critical Study. 15.  Law and Colonialism. 16. Democratic Decentralisation: A Lay-mans Approach. 17. The Crisis of Congress, 1947-67: The Rout of the Rump. 18 Laski and Liberty. 19. Soviet Union and Indian Nationalism. Bibliography. Index. 

The book has two sections. Articles that are grouped in the first section present a coherent analysis of some of the events that shaped Nehru as a great statesman. Each article presented sums up the intellectual thinking that surrounded in an altogether different way. Further those articles which are presented in the second section relate to the thought making process in India. Here the author analyses the impact of various ideologies like the western liberalism opposition to fascism and militarism the impact of Russian Revolution of 1917 etc, that nurtured and affected Indian mind. Lastly the author laments the functioning of Rumpites vis á vis that of Gandhian ideals and Nehruvean norms.