Why Jawahar Lal Nehru is my fav writer

First of all please ignore the fact Nehru stupid decsion after becoming a PM be Kashmir or 1962, and im not congress supporter to be clear.But yes a person who is intrested in h
Nehru has written 3 books out of which i have read two
that is discovery of India and Glimpses of world history. Both books are phenomenal and has impacted my way of thinking and way i perceived history . Both were written when Nehru ji was in jail and no ACCESS TO LIBRARY OR ANY KIND OF BOOKS

First book that is Glimpses of world history it was written over three years period in 1930's , when he was in jail, The book is actually a collection of 12 letters written to her daughter(indhira/ pridarshani) as a birthday gift, he could not gift any material gift. The books start at pre Indus civilization era , goes to Rome, Asoka period, China, West Asia then switch back to europe brtish, lenin etc. Interesting thing is way he compares different era with his present large British Empire, and way he explains even small things valuable teaching ,compares Alexander,ceaser with each other, Europe dominance with its past an much more . We should remember that book is written by a father explaining to daughter which separate it from other history books. And makes it a worth to read.

A New York Times critic comment
"one of the most remarkable books ever written . . . Nehru makes even H.G.Wells seem singularly insular . . . One is awed by the breadth of Nehru's culture"

Discovery of India is a very technical book with philosophy in starting , but slowly enters in history mode it very beautifully explains the culture and history of India.Glorifies indus civilization, Asoka. Now the book gives you so much knowledge right from why and how upnishads devloped ,how ramayan came, How advance was Indus civilisation ,written in Pre independence era it challenges the two nation theory as well.His undisputed feeling of patriotism
and love for his country is visible on every page
the reason i liked the book so much is because it gave me so much knowledge about my country. Secondly most important reson will be i always perceived India as country to be created by chance that we were a British colony and never a country historically like iran china etc , but books will very convincingly proove you that india is a country as whole which has existed before the very defination of nation came was made.