Jayaprakash Narayan Selected Works, (1936-1939), Volume 2: v.2 (Narayan Jayaprakash: Selected Works) - Hardcover

Prasad, Bimal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8173043876 ISBN 13: 9788173043871

Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors, 2026

Synopsis

Jayaprakash Narayan (1902-79) was one of the most prominent leaders and thinkers produced by India in modern times. Although never seeking power for himself, he played a major role not only in the struggle for independence, but also in the Socialist and Sarvodaya movements and finally in the movement against authoritarianism (1974-7), popularly known as the J.P. movement.

This series of volumes has been planned with a view to presenting as full a picture as possible of the evolution of J.P.'s political life and thought through his writings, speeches and letters. As he was in many ways a mirror of his times, it is hoped that the series will also provide an idea of the main currents of ideas and movements during the times in which he lived and worked.

The present volume contains J.P.'s selected writings, speeches and letters between 1929 and 1935, first as a candidate for the Master's degree in Sociology at the Ohio State University (U.S.A.), then as a major functionary at the office of the All India Congress Committee and finally as the leading figure in the foundation and nurturing of the Congress Socialist Party. The Introduction by the editor seeks to provide a backdrop.

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About the Author

Professor Bimal Prasad, formerly Professor of South Asian Studies and Dean, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi) and India’s Ambassador to Nepal, was Honorary Director, Rajendra Prasad Academy and Honorary Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (both in New Delhi).

Before joining the School of International Studies, Professor Prasad was Research Fellow at Columbia University (New York) and Professor of History, Patna University. In later years he was Senior Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and Visiting Professor at the Unviersity of Leeds.

Professor Prasad authored and edited several books relating to Modern Indian History and Foreign Policy. His latest work is Pathway to India’s Partition (3 vols.) (New Delhi, 1999-2000).

A close associate of J.P. Professor Prasad has earlier edited two single-volume selections of his writings: Socialism, Sarvodaya and Democracy (Bombay, 1964) and A Revolutionary's Quest (New Delhi, 1980). Besides, he has authored Gandhi, Nehru and J.P.: Studies in Leadership (New Delhi, 1985) and Jayaprakash Narayan: Quest and Legacy (New Delhi, 1992). He passed away in 2015.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8173043876
• ISBN 13: 9788173043871
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352