Bal Ram Nanda
Indian writer
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Bal Ram Nanda (1917 – 30 May 2010) was an Indian historian and biographer from New Delhi.[1] He was the preeminent Indian biographer of Mahatma Gandhi.
Bal Ram Nanda | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917 |
| Died | 30 May 2010 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
Career
After studying history at Lahore University, B.R. Nanda joined the Indian Railways Services, and served as 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[5]
- Gokhale, Gandhi, and the Nehrus[6]
- In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections[7]
- 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
