{"product_id":"a-life-in-freedom","title":"A Life in Freedom - Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Life in Freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Author: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA landmark edition bringing together Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit’s celebrated memoir 'The Scope of Happiness' and her searing prison diary 'Prison Days' in one essential volume.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn into the prominent Nehru family in 1900, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit’s life was inextricably tied to India's journey toward independence and its emergence as a global democracy. Daughter of Motilal Nehru, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, and wife of scholar-freedom fighter Ranjit Sitaram Pandit, she entered the Gandhian movement early, enduring imprisonment, personal loss, and political upheaval before serving as one of independent India’s premier diplomats and the first female President of the UN General Assembly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Life in Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e combines two foundational historical texts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Scope of Happiness:\u003c\/b\u003e A candid, graceful memoir reflecting on Anand Bhawan, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, marriage, diplomacy, the United Nations, and post-Independence politics including the Emergency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrison Days:\u003c\/b\u003e A quiet, courageous daily record written during her 1942 incarceration following the Quit India Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting with moral clarity and restraint, Pandit offers a deeply personal self-portrait as a daughter, prisoner, diplomat, and citizen living at the center of modern Indian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Highlights:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Books in One Edition:\u003c\/b\u003e Combines both \u003ci\u003eThe Scope of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e (memoir) and \u003ci\u003ePrison Days\u003c\/i\u003e (jail diary).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirsthand Historical Account:\u003c\/b\u003e Vital record of Anand Bhawan, the Quit India Movement, Gandhian philosophy, and early Indian diplomacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePioneering Female Leader:\u003c\/b\u003e Insights into the life of the first woman President of the UN General Assembly and a central figure in Indian freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential History \u0026amp; Biography:\u003c\/b\u003e Ideal for students, historians, readers of Indian autobiography, and political history enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53838772764955,"sku":null,"price":594.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/71wCY2GzBkL._SY466.jpg?v=1788000219","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/products\/a-life-in-freedom","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}