One day as vijayalakshmi pandit and i were talking on nehrus verandah, mathai arrived in a tonga, with a crate of cold drinks. Rs 35 gossip, wrote harvard law professor samuel warren way back in 1896, is no longer the resource of the idle and the vicious but has become a trade which is pursued with industry as well as effrontery. Untold story past affairs of congress 1st lady prime. Mo mathai version of truth regarding nehru dynasty funny. In his early days he was a congress volunteer hanging around anand bhavan in allahabhad. I con tinue to be guided by the philosophy contained in the preface to my first book. She written by m o mathai from barmaid to empress of india. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. But nehrus personal secretary got too personal with indira gandhi. The article was originally supposed to be a part of the mathais book, reminiscences of the nehru age but for obvious reasons, at the last moment, it was left out of the book. Mathai mundapallil oommen mathai 190928 august 1981 was the private secretary to indias first prime minister jawaharlal nehru. My days with nehru by mo mathai pdf book,free download this book is in fulfilment of my promise contained in the first. Feb 02, 2015 1 reminiscences of the nehru age, and, 2 my days with nehru, where he has, for the first time, divulged many secrets of the high and the mighty of the nehru years.
A few observations on the book my days with nehru by mo mathai. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mathai made comments in his autobiography that nehrus family has islamic lineage. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Dec 26, 2014 yesterday i finished reading the book my days with nehru by m o mathai. Mathai was the private secretary to indias first prime minister, jawaharlal nehru.
There are 49 chapters, some on nehru s work and personal life and some on the people that mathai met while working with nehru. Mathai and over 50 million more used, rare, and outofprint books. Rajeswar, the former intelligence bureau director who had also served as bengal governor, has disclosed that he had received a chapter from mathai s book and had handed it over to indira gandhi in 1981. Apr 12, 2014 it has many references to mathais personal interaction with indira gandhi nee nehru. Jul 12, 2017 we must have studied in our school days that our former prime minister indira gandhi that she was the iron lady of india. A few observations on the book my days with nehru by mo. Mathai wrote two books that caused controversy, reminiscences of the nehru age in 1978 and my days with nehru in 1979. Untold story past affairs of congress 1st lady prime minister.
My 12 years of sex life with indira gandhi came to end after. Mathai, author of my days with nehru, on librarything. He was born as a syrian christian, from kerala, graduated from madras university, with economics. Read original book here reminiscences of the nehru age 1978 my days with nehru 1979 both the books showed that mathai never claimed that nehru had five wives and nehru, jinnah and abdullah were step brothers. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Mathai vikas new delhi wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Mathai, jawaharlal nehrus special assistant, not withdrawn the chapter titled she from his autobiography my days with nehru. O mathai reveals shameful fact about former pm indira. O mathai was the private secretary to indias first prime minister, jawaharlal nehru. My days with nehru and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Mathai, a top official in india during nehrus rule. He served as nehrus special assistant from 1946 to 1959. Reminiscences of the nehru age is a book written by m. He was born as a syrian christian, from kerala, graduated from madras university, with economics and political science. Mathai mundapallil oommen mathai190928 august 1981 was the private secretary to indias first prime minister jawaharlal nehru. He was a shrewd dwarf of a man who never offended anyone. He was a madras university graduate working in assam when he wrote to nehru soon after nehru s release from prison in 1945, offering his services. Dec 05, 2010 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. It is an engaging read in which mathai effortlessly takes the reader back in time and narrates.
Once an elderly congress woman told me, whenever i see little lal bahadur, i like placing him on my lap and feeding him with some milk edit. Mathai about his experiences while working as the private secretary to indias first prime minister, jawaharlal nehru. A few observations on the book my days with nehru by mo mathai yesterday i finished reading the book my days with nehru by m o mathai. Mathai a longtime private secretary of nehru in his renowned but now suppressed by the goi. He published his controversial memoirs in reminiscences of the nehru age 1978 and my days with nehru 1979, when indira gandhi went out of power in. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. In his books he mentioned the attraction of nehru for several. Now begins my feverish search for the other banned mathai book.
Mathai worked with the united states army in india before becoming an. From the boses to the nehru gandhis, this is the season of mouldy manuscripts that apparently hold salacious secrets. But nehru s personal secretary got too personal with indira gandhi. Mathai, who had served as nehrus special assistant personal. Publication date 1909 topics banasthali collection digitallibraryindia. We are delivering existing prepaid orders of essential items and deliveries for new orders will take longer than usual. Mathai was an intelligent and competent man from south india, a catholic by religion like many south indians, and quite courageous to have written the two wellknown books. Is jawaharlal nehru the step brother of mohammad ali jinnah. He is primarily famed for his controversial memoirs in reminiscences of the nehru age 1978 and my days with nehru 1979.
Indias unparalleled lady prime minister indira gandhi had an extramarital affair with her dads close to home colleague m. Buy my days with nehru book online at low prices in india my. Shemathais personal interaction with indira gandhi. Buy my days with nehru book online at low prices in india. I con tinue to be guided by the philosophy contained in. Nov 18, 20 neither any book on nehru nor mathais two books reminiscences of the nehru age 1978 and my days with nehru 1979. He is also known as mac, he was one of the intriguing and influential figure in the post independent india.
Mathai aka mac was assistant to indias first prime minister, jawaharlal nehru. Buy my days with nehru book online at best prices in india on. When they returned to india, a mock vedic marriage was instituted for public consumption. Mathai 19091981 was assistant to indias first prime minister, jawaharlal nehru. My 12 years of sex life with indira gandhi came to end. Mathai made no such statements as claimed in the post in his books. Gossip, wrote harvard law professor samuel warren way back in 1896, is no longer the.
One day as vijayalakshmi pandit and i were talking on nehru s verandah, mathai arrived in a tonga, with a crate of cold drinks. About industry the less said the better but mathais latest bit of gossippeddling is quite. He served as nehru s special assistant from 1946 to 1959. Mathai, isbn 0706908236, compare new and used books prices among online bookstores. O mathai who was with nehru, knew everything about the nehru family, actually a bit too much. Mathai worked with the united states army in india before becoming an assistant to nehru in 1946. Mathai comes across sincere and perhaps that is another factor that lends credibility to his book. Neither there is any mention of tushu rehman bai nor mubarak ali in the book.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. My days with nehru by m o mathai 1 items by shamendrasingh updated 201015. Reminiscences of the nehru age hardcover import, june 3, 1978. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. After downloading, i printed a hard copy for the ease of reading, and just could not put it down.
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