Table of Contents

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, CHRONOLOGY, PREFACE, Introduction, 1 The making of a colonial intellectual, 2 The young Gandhian, 3 ‘Ineffectual angel’, 1927–39, 4 The end of the Raj, Interlude – Envisioning the new India, 5 Consolidating the state, c. 1947–55, 6 High Nehruvianism and its decline, c. 1955–63, Conclusion: death, succession, legacy, NOTES, FURTHER READING, INDEX

About the Author

Benjamin Zachariah

Reviews

'A fresh presentation.' - The Hindu'Nehru is fun to read: lively, provocative … Zachariah cares deeply about his subject and has many good ideas.' - Institute of Historical Research