Bal Ram Nanda

Bal Ram Nanda was an Indian historian and biographer from New Delhi. He was the preeminent Indian biographer of Mahatma Gandhi.

Career

After studying history at Lahore University, B.R. Nanda joined the Indian Railways Services, and served as a senior railway officer.
He was the first Director of the Nehru [Memorial Museum & Library], New Delhi.

Awards

Padma Bhushan, 1988,
Padma Vibhushan, 2003.
Death

Nanda died on 30 May 2010 at his New Delhi residence.

Works

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Gandhi and his critics
Gokhale, Gandhi, and the Nehrus
In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections
Gandhi: pan-Islamism, imperialism, and nationalism in India
Motilal Nehru, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1964
Socialism in India, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Vikas Publications, 1972
Gandhi and his critics, Oxford Univ. Pr., 1985
Road to Pakistan 2010