The Tempestuous Nehru Dynasty of India
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The Fathers of Modern India
Jawaharlal Nehru (left) and Mohandas Gandhi in July 1942, amid the long struggle to win freedom from Britain. Mahatma
Gandhi's philosophy of massive, popular non-violent resistance would eventually carry the day, leading to the establishment of a secular India led by Nehru.
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