First Prime Minister of India (1947-1963), Jawaharlal Nehru (b.1889) was a central figure both in the independence movement and in shaping the new India until his death in 1964. Written in the summer of 1928, when father and daughter were separated, Nehru hoped that in sharing his letters with a wider audience, other children readers “may gradually begin to think of this world of ours as a large family of nations.” Nehru did eventually find the time, during further stretches of imprisonment, to add to his original 30 letters: the expanded volumes were published in 1934-5 as Glimpses of World History. This original collection was translated into Hindi by the novelist Munshi Premchand as Pita Ke Patra Putri Ke Naam.
From the library of Walter and Doreen Newlyn. The British economist and educator, Walter Newlyn (1915-2002), was known for his work on monetary theory and with African nations.