Letters From A Father To His Daughter

Series of letters

- Kaiwan Mehta

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote a series of letters to his daughter Indira when she was about nine years old, spending her summers in the hills in Mussoorie while he was in the plains in Allahabad. These letters are a beautiful read from a man exploring the world and its history while fighting for India’s independence from colonial rule, and searching for himself what it means to be part of people, cultures, and histories as varied as one can find in India. They are, however, written for a child — to learn to explore the world a