Letters from a Father to his Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru
Letters from a Father to his Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I remember visiting Raj Ghat many years back with my father during summer vacations to collect first hand information for my History project. From the book store, my father choose this wonderful book for me to read. I read it then and loved it. Today, decades later when I am expecting, I had an urge to read the book again. And well, I did.

The book 'Letters from a Father to his Daughter' is a series of letters written by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter then Indira Priyadarishini, later Indira Gandhi, in 1929. As Pt. Nehru mostly remained occupied performing his duties as the country's leader, it left him with very little time to spend with his daughter. To make up for his lack of absence, he wrote letters to her about various subjects as nature, formation of Earth, civilisations and mythology that he'd like to share with her.

The narrative style may seem quite back dated now but the content makes up for it. Complicated information like the Big Bang Theory, story of formation of civilisations and Ramayana and Mahabharta has been written in a manner which can be easily understand by a ten year old.

The letters represent the keenness of a father to share his knowledge and wisdom with his daughter. Written in a time when there was no Google, the book makes up for an interesting set of facts and information for children.

It's a classic, I'd like to pass it on to the next generations to read and learn.

Letters from a Father to his DaughterJawaharlal Nehru



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