Author: Jairam Ramesh
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 935305740X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
This is a compelling biography of one of India's most controversial and consequential public figures. V.K. Krishna Menon continues to command our attention not just because he was Jawaharlal Nehru's confidant and soulmate but also for many of his own political and literary accomplishments. A relentless crusader for Indian independence in the UK in the 1930s and 1940s, he was a global star at the United Nations in the 1950s before he was forced to resign as defence minister in the wake of the India-China war of 1962. Meticulously researched and based entirely on new archival material, this book reveals Krishna Menon in all his capabilities and contradictions. It is also a rich history of the tumultuous times in which he lived and which he did so much to shape.
A Chequered Brilliance
Author: Jairam Ramesh
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 935305740X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
This is a compelling biography of one of India's most controversial and consequential public figures. V.K. Krishna Menon continues to command our attention not just because he was Jawaharlal Nehru's confidant and soulmate but also for many of his own political and literary accomplishments. A relentless crusader for Indian independence in the UK in the 1930s and 1940s, he was a global star at the United Nations in the 1950s before he was forced to resign as defence minister in the wake of the India-China war of 1962. Meticulously researched and based entirely on new archival material, this book reveals Krishna Menon in all his capabilities and contradictions. It is also a rich history of the tumultuous times in which he lived and which he did so much to shape.
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 935305740X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
This is a compelling biography of one of India's most controversial and consequential public figures. V.K. Krishna Menon continues to command our attention not just because he was Jawaharlal Nehru's confidant and soulmate but also for many of his own political and literary accomplishments. A relentless crusader for Indian independence in the UK in the 1930s and 1940s, he was a global star at the United Nations in the 1950s before he was forced to resign as defence minister in the wake of the India-China war of 1962. Meticulously researched and based entirely on new archival material, this book reveals Krishna Menon in all his capabilities and contradictions. It is also a rich history of the tumultuous times in which he lived and which he did so much to shape.
Chequered Brilliance
Author: Jairam Ramesh
Publisher: Viking
ISBN: 9780670092321
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
This is a compelling biography of one of India's most controversial and consequential public figures. V.K. Krishna Menon continues to command our attention not just because he was Jawaharlal Nehru's confidant and soulmate but also for many of his own political and literary accomplishments. A relentless crusader for Indian independence in the UK in the 1930s and 1940s, he was a global star at the United Nations in the 1950s before he was forced to resign as defence minister in the wake of the India-China war of 1962. Meticulously researched and based entirely on new archival material, this book reveals Krishna Menon in all his capabilities and contradictions. It is also a rich history of the tumultuous times in which he lived and which he did so much to shape.
Publisher: Viking
ISBN: 9780670092321
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
This is a compelling biography of one of India's most controversial and consequential public figures. V.K. Krishna Menon continues to command our attention not just because he was Jawaharlal Nehru's confidant and soulmate but also for many of his own political and literary accomplishments. A relentless crusader for Indian independence in the UK in the 1930s and 1940s, he was a global star at the United Nations in the 1950s before he was forced to resign as defence minister in the wake of the India-China war of 1962. Meticulously researched and based entirely on new archival material, this book reveals Krishna Menon in all his capabilities and contradictions. It is also a rich history of the tumultuous times in which he lived and which he did so much to shape.
V.K. Krishna Menon
Author: Janaki Ram
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This Is A Very Personal Portrait Of One Of The Most Controversial Figures In Indian Politics, V.K. Krishna Menon.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This Is A Very Personal Portrait Of One Of The Most Controversial Figures In Indian Politics, V.K. Krishna Menon.
VP Menon
Author: Narayani Basu
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9386797690
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
With his initial plans for an independent India in tatters, the desperate viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, turned to his seniormost Indian civil servant, Vappala Pangunni Menon—or VP—giving him a single night to devise an alternative, coherent and workable plan for independence. Menon met his stringent deadline, presenting the Menon Plan, which would change the map of the world forever. Menon was unarguably the architect of the modern Indian state. Yet startlingly little is known about this bureaucrat, patriot and visionary. In this definitive biography, Menon’s great-granddaughter, Narayani Basu, rectifies this travesty. She takes us through the highs and lows of his career, from his determination to give women the right to vote; to his strategy, at once ruthless and subtle, to get the princely states to accede to India; to his decision to join forces with the Swatantra Party; to his final relegation to relative obscurity. Equally, the book candidly explores the man behind the public figure— his unconventional personal life and his private conflicts, which made him channel his energy into public service. Drawing from documents—scattered, unread and unresearched until now—and with unprecedented access to Menon’s papers and his taped off-the-record and explosively frank interviews—this remarkable biography of VP Menon not only covers the life and times of a man unjustly consigned to the footnotes of history but also changes our perception of how India, as we know it, came into being.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9386797690
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
With his initial plans for an independent India in tatters, the desperate viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, turned to his seniormost Indian civil servant, Vappala Pangunni Menon—or VP—giving him a single night to devise an alternative, coherent and workable plan for independence. Menon met his stringent deadline, presenting the Menon Plan, which would change the map of the world forever. Menon was unarguably the architect of the modern Indian state. Yet startlingly little is known about this bureaucrat, patriot and visionary. In this definitive biography, Menon’s great-granddaughter, Narayani Basu, rectifies this travesty. She takes us through the highs and lows of his career, from his determination to give women the right to vote; to his strategy, at once ruthless and subtle, to get the princely states to accede to India; to his decision to join forces with the Swatantra Party; to his final relegation to relative obscurity. Equally, the book candidly explores the man behind the public figure— his unconventional personal life and his private conflicts, which made him channel his energy into public service. Drawing from documents—scattered, unread and unresearched until now—and with unprecedented access to Menon’s papers and his taped off-the-record and explosively frank interviews—this remarkable biography of VP Menon not only covers the life and times of a man unjustly consigned to the footnotes of history but also changes our perception of how India, as we know it, came into being.
V.K. Krishna Menon
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
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V. K. Krishna Menon
Author: V. K. Madhavan Kutty
Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
ISBN: 8123023618
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
In this volume an attempt is made to touch upon the rich contribution by Krishna Menon to various spheres in building modern India.
Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
ISBN: 8123023618
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
In this volume an attempt is made to touch upon the rich contribution by Krishna Menon to various spheres in building modern India.
V.K. Krishna Menon and the India League, 1925-47
Author: Suhash Chakravarty
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
V.K. Krishna Menon and India's Foreign Policy
Author: K. T. Varkey
Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, 1897-1974, Indian statesman.
Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, 1897-1974, Indian statesman.
V.K. Krishna Menon Remembered
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
On the life and work of Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, 1897-1974, Indian statesman; contributed lectures and speeches of Krishna Menon memorial lecture, a lecture series instituted by Bal Hitkari Samiti, Kota, India, to perpatuate his memory.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
On the life and work of Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, 1897-1974, Indian statesman; contributed lectures and speeches of Krishna Menon memorial lecture, a lecture series instituted by Bal Hitkari Samiti, Kota, India, to perpatuate his memory.
V.K. Krishna Menon
Author: S. R. Bakshi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
V.K. Krishna Menon Played A Significant Role In The Freedom Struggle Of Our Country. His Participation For The Eradication Of Socio-Economic Evils Is Quite Unique And It Greatly Benefited The Weaker Sections Of Our Society. Indeed He Was A National Leader With Vision And New Innovations Having Bearing On Emancipation Of Our People From The Colonial Rule. He Lived A Simple Life Dedicated To Causes Which Had Deep Linkage With Developmental Schemes In Our Sub-Continent. Indeed He Lived, Worked And Died For Noble Traditions.This Work Would Be Useful For Teachers, Students And Research Scholars In India And Abroad.
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
V.K. Krishna Menon Played A Significant Role In The Freedom Struggle Of Our Country. His Participation For The Eradication Of Socio-Economic Evils Is Quite Unique And It Greatly Benefited The Weaker Sections Of Our Society. Indeed He Was A National Leader With Vision And New Innovations Having Bearing On Emancipation Of Our People From The Colonial Rule. He Lived A Simple Life Dedicated To Causes Which Had Deep Linkage With Developmental Schemes In Our Sub-Continent. Indeed He Lived, Worked And Died For Noble Traditions.This Work Would Be Useful For Teachers, Students And Research Scholars In India And Abroad.