About the Book: Letters for a Nation: From Jawaharlal Nehru to His Chief
Ministers 1947-1963
In October 1947, two months after he became independent Indias first prime
minister, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the first of his fortnightly letters to the
heads of the countrys provincial governments—a tradition he kept until a few
months before his death.
This carefully selected collection covers a range of themes and subjects,
including citizenship, war and peace, law and order, governance and corruption,
and Indias place in the world. The letters also cover momentous world events and
the many crises the country faced during the first sixteen years after
Independence.
Visionary, wise and reflective, these