Question

Whose famous autobiography begins with the statement

"An only son of prosperous parents is apt to be spoilt, especially so in India"?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
3. Naseeruddin Shah
4. J.R.D. Tata

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Jawaharlal Nehru

The Correct Answer is Jawaharlal Nehru.

 

• Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence.
• His autobiography opens with a very striking sentence: “An only son of prosperous parents is apt to be spoilt, especially so in India.
• His Autobiography was written entirely in jail in a period of fewer than 9 months from June 1934 to February 1935.
• Three main books of Nehru’s which we owe to his prison days are:
  • An Autobiography (1936)
  • Glimpses of World History (1939)
  • The Discovery of India (1946)

 

• The Story of My Experiments with Truth is written by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
• And Then One Day: A Memoir is a book written by Naseeruddin Shah.