Bal Ram Nanda
Indian writer
Bal Ram Nanda
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Bal Ram Nanda (1917 – 30 May 2010) was a writer from New Delhi , India . [1] He was the preeminent Indian biographer of Mahatma Gandhi .
Career
After studying student of History at Lahore University , B.R. Nanda joined the Indian Railways Services, of which he was a senior railway officer. [2]
He was the first Director of the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library , New Delhi. [3]
Awards
- Padma Bhushan , 1988,
- Padma Vibhushan , 2003. [4]
Death
Nanda died on 30 May 2010 at his New Delhi residence. [3]
Works
- Mahatma Gandhi: A biography (translated into French, Spanish, Italian and several Indian languages). [3]
- Gandhi and his critics
- Gokhale, Gandhi, and the Nehrus
- In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections
- Gandhi: pan-Islamism, imperialism, and nationalism in India
- Motilal Nehru (Builders of modern India), Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1964
- Socialism in India , Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Vikas Publications, 1972
- Gandhi: a Pictorial Biography . New Delhi Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1972. ISBN 9788123001982 . OCLC 540771 .
- Gandhi and his critics , Oxford Univ. Pr., 1985
- Road to Pakistan 2010
References
- ↑ Bal Ram Nanda World catalogue.
- ↑ "The Gandhian Writer, Bal Ram Nanda, Sughosh India" . [ permanent dead link ] Complete Life of Bapu, Sughosh India
- 1 2 3 BALRAM NANDA (1917-2010) Archived 19 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Raj Bhavan (Sikkim) , 1 June 2010
- ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007)" (PDF) . Ministry of Home Affairs . 30 May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009.
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Padma Bhushan
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