00000nam a22000008i 4500 20260913094632.0 260919s2018 ii 00 0 eng d 9789388162524 DS481.P35J43 2018 954.035092 23 Mithlesh Kumar Jha Sardar Patel and his relation with Gandhi, Nehru and Bose (3 Vol. Set) / Mithlesh Kumar Jha. New Delhi 2018. 240 pages Bose’s popularity was probably next only to Gandhi’s when he was the president of the Indian National Congress (INC) during 1938-39. However that was also the time Gandhi started becoming wary of Bose due to the latter’s willingness to adopting militant strategies as part of the freedom struggle. But more acutely, it was the rightists in the Congress such as Sardar Patel, G D Birla, G B Pant and Rajendra Prasad who began displaying fierce opposition to Bose because he had emerged as a strong leftist pillar in the Congress and whose charisma and dynamic leadership was attracting enormous followers among Congress members and Indians at large. While Nehru too was charismatic and ideologically on the same side as Bose, he, unlike Bose, was not someone who would easily take an independent stand against Gandhi. Vallabhbhai having withdrawn from the contest, there remained only Subhas and Pattabhi in the field and the time for the nominations was past. Rabindranath Tagore wrote to Gandhi and Nehru urging them to select Bose. The Bose brothers targeted Patel, but realised equally that Patel was a stalking horse and proxy for Gandhiji himself. This 3 volume book will benefit not only undergraduate and postgraduate students but also aspirants of civil services and anyone who wishes to delve deeper into the subject. Patel, Vallabhbhai, 1875-. Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-. Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-. Bose, Subhas Chandra, 1897-. Nationalists—India — Biography. Statesmen—India—Biography. India—Politics and government—20th century. HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century bisacsh