An Indian Freedom Fighter Recalls Her Life

by Manmohini Zutshi Sahgal, Geraldine Hancock Forbes, B.K. Nehru

Overview

Manmohini, a member of the family of Motilal Nehru, father of Jawaharlal Nehru and grandfather of Indira Gandhi, recalls her life, including her years in the anti-British campaign, her prison terms, her marriage and family, and her work in women's organizations and politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563243394
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/31/1994
Series:	Foremother Legacies Series
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sahgal, Manmohini Zutshi; Forbes, Geraldine Hancock; Nehru, B.K.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Early Life; Chapter 2 My Mother and Our Family; Chapter 3 My Education; Chapter 4 The Lahore Congress, 1929; Chapter 5 The Satyagraha Movement; Chapter 6 I Am Arrested, 1930; Chapter 7 Fighting the Raj; Chapter 8 A New Life; Chapter 9 New Delhi and Simla; Chapter 10 Bombay, 1942–47; Chapter 11 With the Ministry of Rehabilitation, 1948–55; Chapter 12 General Elections, 1952, 1957, and 1971; Chapter 13 Welfare Work after Part Ition; epi Epilogue;

Editorial Reviews

Born in 1909, Zutshi Sahgal was an important activist not only in India's fight for independence but in Indian women's struggle for freedom. Like other women of her generation, she was shut out of a political career in Gandhi's Indian National Congress government, in spite of her extraordinary talent for politics. This account tells the story of a privileged young woman who devoted her adult life to improving the conditions of life for Indians and for women during a truly fascinating period in Indian history. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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