Was'nt it in 1963 Nehru died?
AT > Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:44:54 +0530 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Freedom Fighters > > Jose Colaco: > BTW Marshall, Where did you find this info that Nehru was a 'sick man' soon > after the Indo-China war?. Wasn't the event which culminated in his death in > 1964, a sudden one? > > Response: > After so many years I am unabIe to pinpoint the exact source. Whenever I > have time, I will try and trace the source. However, I recollect reading in > either Lt Gen B M Kaul's (The Untold Story) or M O Mathai's (My days with > Nehru) or maybe M C Chagla's(Roses in December) or Brig John Dalvi's > (Himalayan Blunder) book that the Chinese invasion took Nehru completely by > surprise especially after all that Hindi-Chini bhai- bhai stuff after the > Panchasheel declaration. The utter defeat of the Indian army and the loss of > territory to the Chinese broke Nehru's spirit. He was not his normal self > after that and was a broken man. He slowly deteriorated in health and mind > which culminated in his death in 1964. The exact cause of his death is > neither here nor there and he well have died from a heart failure. I am open > to correction. > > Regards, > > Marshall _________________________________________________________________ Drag n’ drop—Get easy photo sharing with Windows Live™ Photos. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/photos.aspx
