Nehru: A Legacy in Debate

Nehru: A Legacy in Debate

Nehru: A Legacy in Debate Amidst ongoing debates around Jawaharlal Nehru's legacy, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh highlighted the mix of admiration and criticism that India’s first prime minister evokes. Speaking at the book launch of 'Nehru's India' by Aditya Mukherjee, Ramesh emphasized the need to reinterpret Nehru's ideas for a changing India.Ramesh pointed out that since 2014, governance has largely revolved around maximum criticism of Nehr…

Indologist who helped Jawaharlal Nehru to train army in Tibetan at Ladakh during Sino-Indian War, no more

Rashtrapati Award winner Suniti Kumar Pathak was a key figure in establishment of India-Tibetan studies at Visva-Bharati. by Snehamoy Chakraborty Suniti Kumar Pathak, a scholar chosen by Jawaharlal Nehru to train the army in Tibetan at Ladakh during the Sino-Indian War, passed away at his Abanpal

Nehru's critics and admirers alike lived in his shadow...Why did Jairam Ramesh say this?

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh in Delhi said on Wednesday that critics and admirers of the country’s former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were living in his shadow. However, since 2014, there has been much criticism of the government of the country’s first prime minister. It is very unfortunate that this criticism comes from the man who has ruled the country for the longest time. Writer and scholar Aditya …

Governance through maximum criticism of Nehru since 2014: Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Both detractors and admirers of Jawaharlal Nehru are living in his shadow and, since 2014, the story is one of governance through maximum criticism of the country's first prime minister, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday.Speaking at the launch of writer-scholar Aditya Mukherjee's "Nehru's India", the Congress general secretary said one of the biggest takeaways from the book was that "not only the idea …