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The present volume covers the period from 18 November 1955 to 31 January 1956. The most important event during this period is the visit of the Soviet leaders to India….. the first visit of the Soviet leaders…. to a non-socialist developing country… Of particular interest is the Prime Minister’s anxiety to make the Soviet leadership understand his Government’s problems with the Communist Party of India. The reaction of the Soviet leadership is tactful ...
This book is about memories, beliefs, values and sometimes just stray thoughts selected from more than one thousand pieces of scattered writings by a most remarkable man. HY Sharada Prasad has lived through interesting times, turbulent times, times of great hope and of despair. He has been witness to some momentous events of recent Indian history. The book captures some of these moments in elegantly crafted and sometimes delightfully anecdotal prose. The author ...
Nehru had set the best traditions of engagement with the people and their leaders through dialogue and discussions… ranging from stability in Kashmir…to Second Five Year Plan…to the preservation of wildlife…to eschew casteism and communalism…(On) the issue of banning of the book…he could not make sense of violence breaking out, people making inflammatory speeches, and newspapers publishing articles to heighten religious passions…he pleaded for ...