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{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. New Delhi Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting(1972)
- 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.Template:Dead linkComplete Life of Bapu, Sughosh India
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 BALRAM NANDA (1917-2010) Template:Webarchive Raj Bhavan (Sikkim), 1 June 2010
- ↑ Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007). Ministry of Home Affairs(2007-05-30).
External links
Template:Padma Vibhushan Awards Template:PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 1980–89