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Bal Ram Nanda

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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.

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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

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
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