Rajendra Prasad (1884–1963)
Auteur de India Divided
A propos de l'auteur
Rajendra Prasad retired as Senior Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
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Œuvres de Rajendra Prasad
Karma, causation and retributive morality : conceptual essays in ethics and metaethics (1990) 2 exemplaires
Ends and Means in Private and Public Life 1 exemplaire
Words of freedom : ideas of a nation — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Mahatma Gandhi and Bihar 1 exemplaire
Khandit Bharat (Hindi Edition) 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
India and the world — Avant-propos — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1884-12-03
- Date de décès
- 1963-02-28
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- India
- Lieu de naissance
- Jiradei, British India
- Lieu du décès
- Patna, Bihar, India
- Études
- University of Calcutta
University of Allahabad - Professions
- President of India (1950-1962)
lawyer - Organisations
- Congress Party
- Prix et distinctions
- Bharat Ratna (1962)
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 21
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 47
- Popularité
- #330,643
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 23
He does not pass judgement on his colleagues, which is refreshing. He does not glorify himself. Yet, he comes across as a pragmatic balanced, level-headed person. He was, I think, not a charismatic leader, and seemed to be content to play second fiddle to Mahatma Gandhi. I think this is probably good, because we cannot all jostle for glory at the very top
He did not seem to have much of a family life, and does not write much about his family, with exception to his brother whom he seemed to hve held in great regards. But, this was one of the sacrifices that people like him made, so that we could all be free.
A very good book to read. But, a book to be read with patience.… (plus d'informations)