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'''Bal Ram Nanda''' (1917&nbsp;– 30 May 2010) was a writer from [[New Delhi]], [[India]].<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50-26583 Bal Ram Nanda] World catalogue.</ref> He was the preeminent Indian biographer of [[Mahatma Gandhi]],
'''Bal Ram Nanda''' (1917&nbsp;– 30 May 2010) was an Indian historian and biographer from [[New Delhi]].<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50-26583 Bal Ram Nanda] World catalogue.</ref> He was the preeminent Indian biographer of [[Mahatma Gandhi]].


==Career==
==Career==
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==Awards==
==Awards==
*[[Padma Bhushan]], 1988,
*[[Padma Bhushan]], 1988,
*[[Padma Vibhushan]], 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=2007-05-30 |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410024701/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |archivedate=2009-04-10 |df= }}</ref>
*[[Padma Vibhushan]], 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=2007-05-30 |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410024701/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwards1954-2007.pdf |archive-date=2009-04-10 }}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Nanda died on 30 May 2010 at his New Delhi residence.<ref name=raj>[http://www.rajbhavansikkim.gov.in/MessageDetl.aspx?MsgID=21 BALRAM NANDA (1917-2010)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019234345/http://rajbhavansikkim.gov.in/MessageDetl.aspx?MsgID=21 |date=19 October 2011 }} [[Raj Bhavan (Sikkim)]], 1 June 2010</ref>
Nanda died on 30 May 2010 at his New Delhi residence.<ref name=raj>[http://www.rajbhavansikkim.gov.in/MessageDetl.aspx?MsgID=21 BALRAM NANDA (1917–2010)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019234345/http://rajbhavansikkim.gov.in/MessageDetl.aspx?MsgID=21 |date=19 October 2011 }} [[Raj Bhavan (Sikkim)]], 1 June 2010</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=_6FAAAAAMAAJ&dq=Bal%20Ram%20Nanda&source=gbs_similarbooks ''Mahatma Gandhi: A biography''] (translated into French, Spanish, Italian and several Indian languages).<ref name=raj/>
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=_6FAAAAAMAAJ&q=Bal%20Ram%20Nanda ''Mahatma Gandhi: A biography''] (translated into French, Spanish, Italian and several Indian languages).<ref name=raj/>
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=zDJuAAAAMAAJ&dq=Bal%20Ram%20Nanda&source=gbs_similarbooks ''Gandhi and his critics'']
*''Gandhi and his critics''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nanda |first=Bal Ram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zDJuAAAAMAAJ&q=Bal%20Ram%20Nanda |title=Gandhi and His Critics |date=1985 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-561722-1 |language=en}}</ref>
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=7-C1AAAAIAAJ&dq=Bal%20Ram%20Nanda&source=gbs_similarbooks ''Gokhale, Gandhi, and the Nehrus'']
*''Gokhale, Gandhi, and the Nehrus''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nanda |first=Bal Ram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-C1AAAAIAAJ&q=Bal%20Ram%20Nanda |title=Gokhale, Gandhi and the Nehrus: Studies in Indian Nationalism |date=1974 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |isbn=978-0-04-954018-7 |language=en}}</ref>
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=2jNuAAAAMAAJ&dq=Bal%20Ram%20Nanda&source=gbs_similarbooks ''In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections'']
*''In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nanda |first=Bal Ram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2jNuAAAAMAAJ&q=Bal%20Ram%20Nanda |title=In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections |date=2002 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-565649-7 |language=en}}</ref>
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=DU50PwAACAAJ&dq=Bal+Ram+Nanda&hl=en&ei=a-4gTtTnHMXy0gGEorm2Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ ''Gandhi: pan-Islamism, imperialism, and nationalism in India'']
*''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
*''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
*''Socialism in India'', Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Vikas Publications, 1972
*{{cite book |title= Gandhi: a Pictorial Biography |last= |first= |authorlink= |year= 1972 |publisher= New Delhi Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |location= |oclc= 540771 |pages= }}
*{{cite book |title= Gandhi: a Pictorial Biography |url= https://archive.org/details/gandhipictorialb00nand |year= 1972 |publisher= New Delhi Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |isbn= 9788123001982 |oclc= 540771 }}
*''Gandhi and his critics'', Oxford Univ. Pr., 1985
*''Gandhi and his critics'', Oxford Univ. Pr., 1985
*''Road to Pakistan'' 2010
*''Road to Pakistan'' 2010
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{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 1980–89}}

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Bal Ram Nanda
Born1917
Died30 May 2010 (aged 93)
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsHistory

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.

Career

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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

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Death

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Nanda died on 30 May 2010 at his New Delhi residence.[3]

Works

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ Bal Ram Nanda World catalogue.
  2. ^ "The Gandhian Writer, Bal Ram Nanda, Sughosh India".[permanent dead link‍]Complete Life of Bapu, Sughosh India
  3. ^ a b c BALRAM NANDA (1917–2010) Archived 19 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Raj Bhavan (Sikkim), 1 June 2010
  4. ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 30 May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009.
  5. ^ Nanda, Bal Ram (1985). Gandhi and His Critics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-561722-1.
  6. ^ Nanda, Bal Ram (1974). Gokhale, Gandhi and the Nehrus: Studies in Indian Nationalism. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-0-04-954018-7.
  7. ^ Nanda, Bal Ram (2002). In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-565649-7.
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