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    An Autobiography: Toward Freedom

    February 13,
    While I was not as influenced or engrossed by this book as I was by Nehru's "The Discovery of India", this was still an extremely enjoyable read. His amazing prose is on full display, and much of the book is very personal and introspective. It is split into more than 60 chapters, some of them only 5 or 6 pages, which makes it very digestible in small spurts and allows the reader to pick it up or put it down with ease.

    The fact that it was written in jail, Nehru admits, influenced its tone very much. He had a surprising amount of objectivity, about himself and events around him, and his account of his own life and the nationalist movement feels honest. The most enjoyable parts of the book are his long philosophical digressions on the inability of modern prisons to enact any kind of rehabilitation, the meaning of religion, the utility of non-violence, and the necessity for radical changes in India and the world. This is Nehru at his mo

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    Toward freedom;: The autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru

    February 13,
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    An Autobiography (Nehru)

    Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru

    "Toward Freedom" redirects here. For the Iranian film, see Toward Freedom (film).

    An Autobiography, also known as Toward Freedom (), is an autobiographical book written by Jawaharlal Nehru while he was in prison between June and February , and before he became the first Prime Minister of India.

    The first edition was published in by John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd, London, and has since been through more than 12 editions and translated into more than 30 languages. It has 68 chapters over pages and is published by Penguin Books India.

    Publication

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    Besides the postscript and a few small changes, Nehru wrote the biography between June and February , and while entirely in prison.[1]

    The first edition was published in and has since been through more than 12 editions and translated into more than 30 languages.[2][3][4]

    An additional chapter titled 'Five years later',

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