Reawakening of India By Jawaharlal Nehru 1. Who was Jawaharlal Nehru? Nehru was born in 1889 in Allahabad. He was a freedom fighter, patriot, scholar, statesman, writer and one of the greatest liberal thinkers in the twentieth century. He became the Prime Minister of India in 1947 and till his death in 1964; he was the champion of non-alignment and world peace. 2. What was Nehru’s contribution to Literature of India? One of the acknowledged masters of English prose, Nehru wrote most of his articles during his term in jail. His works include: An Autobiography (1936), The Discovery of India (1946), and Glimpses of World History (1949). 3. What is Reawakening of India? The Reawakening of India is one of the 196 letters that Nehru wrote to her daughter Indira. It has been taken from his book Glimpses of World History. 4. What are the key points that Nehru discusses? a. Impact of British • Good – thieves and dacoits were put down, brou...