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After studying student of History at [[Lahore University]], B.R. Nanda joined the [[Indian Railways]] Services. He was also a senior railway officer and the first [[Curator|Director]] of the [[Nehru Memorial Museum & Library]], New Delhi.<ref name=raj/> |
After studying student of History at [[Lahore University]], B.R. Nanda joined the [[Indian Railways]] Services. He was also a senior railway officer and the first [[Curator|Director]] of the [[Nehru Memorial Museum & Library]], New Delhi.<ref name=raj/> |
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He was the recipient of the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1988, followed by [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second highest civilian award, in [[2003]]. |
He was the recipient of the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1988, followed by [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second highest civilian award, in [[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}}</ref> |
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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)] [[Raj Bhavan (Sikkim)]], June 1, 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)] [[Raj Bhavan (Sikkim)]], June 1, 2010</ref> |
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| NAME = Nanda, Bal Ram |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1917 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 2011 |
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Revision as of 23:29, 26 October 2011
Bal Ram Nanda (1917–2011) was a writer from New Delhi, India.[1] He was the preeminent Indian biographer of Mahatama Gandhi, and most known as the author of Mahatma Gandhi: A biography, which was translated into French, Spanish, Italian and several Indian languages.[2] His other noted works are Gandhi and his critics, Gokhale, Gandhi, and the Nehrus, In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections, Gandhi: pan-Islamism, imperialism, and nationalism in India. He was also the author of biographies of Jawaharlal Nehru and Gopal Krishna Gokhale, among several other books.
He was the founder-director of Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi.[2]
Career
After studying student of History at Lahore University, B.R. Nanda joined the Indian Railways Services. He was also a senior railway officer and the first Director of the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi.[2]
He was the recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 1988, followed by Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, in 2003.[3]
Nanda died on 30 May 2010 at his New Delhi residence.[2]
Works
- 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 540771.
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References
- ^ Bal Ram Nanda World catalogue.
- ^ a b c d BALRAM NANDA (1917-2010) Raj Bhavan (Sikkim), June 1, 2010
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2007)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 2007-05-30.
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