tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post6359280425202680100..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: Glimpses of World HistoryStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-29733491774558886262016-12-26T15:41:19.235-06:002016-12-26T15:41:19.235-06:00Thank you! I do my best to resist the tendency to ...Thank you! I do my best to resist the tendency to drift into a filtered bubble. Falling into echo chambers is easy enough! Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-44481609828734146402016-12-26T13:55:16.593-06:002016-12-26T13:55:16.593-06:00Nehru was imprisoned frequently because of his rol...Nehru was imprisoned frequently because of his role in the free India movement. These letters were written during his sixth stint in jail, prompted by him refusing an order to confine himself to a particular city and to cease all politic activities there. His response was that the only authority he recognized was the India National Congress, and to take a train ride out of town to see Gandhi. <br /><br />The effects of British rule in India come up frequently, with an expected focus on the negative. Nehru doesn't express overt hostility towards the British, though, and urges his daughter not to hate them. Most of them are living under the influence of forces greater than they (imperialism and capitalism) and don't intend evil. Although he was not a religious man, I think his close relationship with Gandhi (who he says taught him not to hate) kept him grounded. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-32918640313980025232016-12-26T09:06:29.824-06:002016-12-26T09:06:29.824-06:00What were the circumstances of his imprisonment? D...What were the circumstances of his imprisonment? Does he say much about the positives and negatives of British imperialism/colonialism in India? I confess that my knowledge of India is limited to a couple of novels: Heat and Dust; A Passage to India. They, of course, are no substitutes for history; however, much depends upon who is writing the history. P.S. I very much enjoyed reading your review/posting, and I am envious of your reading energies and scope.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-58256011960451247672016-12-26T03:16:12.378-06:002016-12-26T03:16:12.378-06:00I'm impressed - and not only by the size of th...I'm impressed - and not only by the size of the book! You certainly don't restrict yourself to one view point or culture. That alone marks you out as unusual these days. Keep it up!CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com