Carefree Days: Many Roles, Many Lives

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In his long and eventful career, Pran Nevile has donned several hats – journalist, researcher, diplomat, Soviet bloc expert, United Nations adviser, and writer. The story of his multifaceted life begins in pre-Partition Lahore and gives us glimpses of imperial New Delhi and journeys through Japan, Poland, Yugoslavia, Switzerland, the Soviet Union and the US as it follows his diplomatic postings. He turns author with an ode to the city of his birth, while his interest in performing arts leads him to spend years researching in the libraries of England and the US to produce a sumptuously illustrated masterpiece, followed by a number of books on art. Finally, his love for music drives him to celebrate the work of eminent singers, composers and poet-lyricists of yesteryear. A pilgrimage to the past, Carefree Days is an inspiring account of a life well lived – of several lifetimes lived in one.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pran Nevile

Pran Nevile was born in Lahore and took his postgraduate degree from there. After a distinguished career in the Indian Foreign Service and the United Nations, he turned a freelance writer and has specialized in the study of social and cultural history of India. Lahore: A Sentimental Journey is his first full-length literary work. He has written extensively on Indian art and culture and also acted as a consultant for two BBC films on the Raj. He is the author of Love Stories from the Raj, Nautch Girls of India, Beyond the Veil, Rare Glimpses of the Raj, Stories from the Raj: Sahibs, Memsahibs and Others, and K.L. Saigal: Immortal Singer.

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Title
Carefree Days: Many Roles, Many Lives
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Edition
1st. ed.
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ISBN
9789351777434
Length
xi+224p., Illustrations; Colour; 21cm.
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