Taylor, Anne, 1932 -. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press, 1992.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
Standard Name: Nehru, Jawaharlal
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural formation | Annie Besant | |
| Friends, Associates | Edith Templeton | Her second husband's high social status enabled her while in Asia to meet Nehru
, the Dalai Lama, and the Panchen Lama, and while in England to become, in her own later words, one of... |
| Literary responses | Pearl S. Buck | It is said that Jawaharlal Nehru
read this book aloud to Mahatma Gandhi
when the latter was ill in bed, and made him laugh out loud. Spurling, Hilary. Pearl Buck in China. Simon and Schuster, 2010. xi |
| Literary Setting | Hélène Cixous | Cixous had, by 2001, written five plays for Mnouchkine
's Théâtre du Soleil
, besides translating Greek tragedies for them in the early nineties. Running-Johnson, Cynthia. “Cixouss Left and Right Hands of Writing in Tambours sur la digue and OsnabrückFrench Forum, Vol. 26 , No. 3, 1 Sept.–30 Nov. 2001, pp. 111-22. 111 |
| politics | Ethel Savi | ES
noticed many changes in Indian life and society. When confronted with a washerman who overcharged, she comments on a new outlook in India, where a labourer had always been worthy of his hire, and... |
| politics | Dora Russell | In Delhi she had a brief, courteous meeting with Prime Minister Nehru
, with whom she discussed socialism, communism, and governmental regulation of international travel. Russell attended the World Conference of Mothers organized by the... |
| politics | Eleanor Rathbone | A month after ER
released An Open Letter to Some Indian Friends, she and Jawaharlal Nehru
corresponded briefly but intensively about British imperialism, and British and Indian nationalism. Stocks, Mary. Eleanor Rathbone: A Biography. Gollancz, 1949. 337, 342, 363 Alberti, Johanna. Eleanor Rathbone. Sage Press, 1996. 121 |
Timeline
15 February 1942: Singapore, held by Britain, fell to Japanese...
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15 February 1942
Singapore, held by Britain, fell to Japanese forces.
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
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Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
78, 81
Ali, Tariq. “Bitter Chill of Winter”. London Review of Books, 19 Apr. 2001, pp. 18-27.
21
22 March 1947: Lord Louis Mountbatten arrived in Delhi as...
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22 March 1947
Lord Louis Mountbatten
arrived in Delhi as the last Viceroy of India, with a brief to end British rule by June 1948. He accelerated this timetable, and Independence was dated 15 August 1947.
Jack, Ian, and Jawaharlal Nehru. “Foreword”. A tryst with destiny, Guardian News and Media, 2007, pp. 5-6.
5-6
14 August 1947: Because astrologers found this day more auspicious...
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14 August 1947
Because astrologers found this day more auspicious than the 15th, set for Independence from Britain for both India and Pakistan, India's national assembly sat from this afternoon until Independence dawned at midnight.
Jack, Ian, and Jawaharlal Nehru. “Foreword”. A tryst with destiny, Guardian News and Media, 2007, pp. 5-6.
5-6
31 October 1984: Indira Gandhi, who had been Prime Minister...
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31 October 1984
Indira Gandhi
, who had been Prime Minister of India with only one short break since 1967, was assassinated, shot down in her garden by two of her body-guards who were Sikhs, in retaliation for...
Texts
Jack, Ian, and Jawaharlal Nehru. “Foreword”. A tryst with destiny, Guardian News and Media, 2007, pp. 5-6.