Bal Ram Nanda

Bal Ram Nanda (1917 – 30 May 2010) was an Indian historian and biographer from New Delhi. He was the preeminent Indian biographer of Mahatma Gandhi.

Career After studying history at Lahore University, B.R. Nanda joined the Indian Railways Services, and served as a senior railway officer.

He was the first Director of the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi.

Death Nanda died on 30 May 2010 at his New Delhi residence.

Works Mahatma Gandhi: A biography (translated into French, Spanish, Italian and several Indian languages). Gokhale, Gandhi, and the Nehrus In Search of Gandhi: Essays and Reflections Gandhi: pan-Islamism, imperialism, and nationalism in India Motilal Nehru (Builders of modern India), Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 1964 Socialism in India, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. Vikas Publications, 1972

Gandhi and his critics, Oxford Univ. Pr., 1985 Road to Pakistan 2010