Summary
Letters from a Father to His Daughter is a collection of letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter Indira Nehru, originally published in 1929 by Allahabad Law Journal Press at Nehru's request and consisting of only the 30 letters sent in the summer of 1928 when Indira was 10 years old. He arranged a second edition in 1931 and subsequently, further reprints and editions have been published.[1][2][3][4][5]
 Book cover from the 2004 Puffin Book edition | |
| Author | Jawaharlal Nehru |
|---|---|
| Translator | To Hindi by Munshi Premchand |
| Illustrator | Puffin Books |
| Country | India |
| Language | English (original), Hindi, Spanish |
| Publisher | Allahabad Law Journal Press |
Publication date | 1929 |
| OCLC | 47215515 |
| Followed by | *Pitā ke patra putrī ke nāma (पिता के पत्र पुत्री के नाम) Hindi translation (1931)
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The letters were educational pieces on the subjects of natural and human history. At the time of the letters' writing, Nehru was in Allahabad, while Indira was in Mussoorie. While original letters written by Nehru were in English, they were translated into Hindi by the Hindi novelist Munshi Premchand under the name Pita Ke Patra Putri Ke Naam.[citation needed] In 2014, a Spanish translation with the title "Cartas a mi hija Indira" (Letters to my daughter Indira), was released by Rodolfo Zamora. Five additional letters were published in that edition. An amplified new edition was released in 2018 in Cuba, honoring the 100th anniversary of the correspondence between Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. [6][7][8]
See also edit
- Glimpses of World History (1934)
- An Autobiography (1936)
- The Discovery of India (1942–1946)
References edit
- ^ Nehru, Jawaharlal (2004). Letters from a Father to His Daughter (4th ed.). Haryana: Puffin Books. ISBN 978-0143441861.
letters from a father to his daughter 2004 forward.
Foreword by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra - ^ Gandhi, Sonia (2005). Two Alone, Two Together: Letters Between Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru 1922-1964. Penguin Books India. ISBN 9780143032458.
- ^ "BBC - Freedom's Daughter - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Gandhi, Indira, 1917-1984. (1989). Freedom's daughter : letters between Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, 1922-39. Gandhi, Sonia, 1946-, Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964. London: Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 0340430427. OCLC 18071021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Jain, Madhu (30 September 1989). "Book review of 'Freedom's Daughter: Letters Between Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru 1922-39'". India Today. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Balakrishnan, Anima (4 August 2006). "Young World : From dad with love". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
- ^ "Pandit Nehru's advice to his daughter is something all of us need today". India Today. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Zama, M. (2004). Prose for Our Times. Orient Blackswan. pp. 39–45. ISBN 8125026819.
Further reading edit
- Two Alone, Two Together: Letters Between Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Sonia Gandhi, Penguin Books (2005).
External links edit
- Letters From A Father To His Daughter. Allahabad Law Journal Press (1929)
- Pitā ke patra putrī ke nāma. Hindi translation (1931)