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{{ | {{Short description|Indian writer (1907–1967)}} | ||
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| name = Krishna Hutheesing | | name = Krishna Hutheesing | ||
| image = Krishna | | image = Krishna Hutheesing 1958.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = Hutheesing {{c.}} 1958 | ||
| birth_name = Krishna Nehru | | birth_name = Krishna Nehru | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1907|11|2}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1907|11|2}} | ||
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| death_place = [[London]], [[England]] | | death_place = [[London]], [[England]] | ||
| burial_place = | | burial_place = | ||
| occupation = [[Writer]] | |||
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| works = | | works = | ||
| other_names = | | other_names = | ||
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| spouse = Gunottam (Raja) Hutheesing | | spouse = Gunottam (Raja) Hutheesing | ||
| parents = [[Motilal Nehru]] (father)<br>[[Swarup Rani Nehru]] (mother) | | parents = [[Motilal Nehru]] (father)<br>[[Swarup Rani Nehru]] (mother) | ||
| relatives = See [[ | | relatives = See [[Nehru family]] and [[Hutheesing family]] | ||
| children = Harsha Hutheesing<br>[[Ajit Hutheesing]] | | children = Harsha Hutheesing<br>[[Ajit Hutheesing]] | ||
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'''Krishna Nehru Hutheesing''' (2 November 1907 – 9 November 1967) was an Indian writer, the youngest sister of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1947/01/14/archives/sister-of-nehru-arrives-for-us-lecture-tour.html Sister of Nehru Arrives For U.S. Lecture Tour] ''[[New York Times]]'', 14 January 1947.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Foreign News: Clear-Eyed Sister |url= | '''Krishna Nehru Hutheesing''' (2 November 1907 – 9 November 1967) was an Indian writer, the youngest sister of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1947/01/14/archives/sister-of-nehru-arrives-for-us-lecture-tour.html Sister of Nehru Arrives For U.S. Lecture Tour] ''[[New York Times]]'', 14 January 1947.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Foreign News: Clear-Eyed Sister |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,892893-1,00.html |access-date=2 July 2021 |work=TIME Magazine |date=January 3, 1955}}</ref> and [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]], and part of the [[Nehru-Gandhi family]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
[[File:Nehru-Gandhi family group photo.jpg | [[File:Nehru-Gandhi family group photo.jpg|thumb|upright|The family of [[Motilal Nehru]], who is seated in the center. | ||
Standing (L to R) [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]], Krishna Hutheesing, [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Ranjit Sitaram Pandit]]; Seated: | Standing (L to R) [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]], Krishna Hutheesing, [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Ranjit Sitaram Pandit]]; Seated: [[Swarup Rani]], [[Motilal Nehru]] and [[Kamala Nehru]] (circa 1927).]] | ||
Hutheesing was born Krishna Nehru, in Mirganj, [[Allahabad]] to [[Motilal Nehru]], an Indian independence activist and leader of the [[Indian National Congress]], and [[Swarup Rani]]. She was married to Gunottam (Raja) [[Hutheesing]], who belonged to an [[Ahmedabad]] Jain family that built the [[Hutheesing Jain Temple]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110131183331/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,864347,00.html Raja Hutheesingh might have..''The Tiger Rider''] ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', 19 May 1958.</ref> During the later 1950s, he became critic of Nehru and in 1959, supported former Governor General [[C. Rajagopalachari]], to form a conservative market liberal political party known as the [[Swatantra Party]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522105313/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,825732-2,00.html A Rise of Voices] ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', 6 July 1959.</ref> | |||
[[File:David Ben-Gurion - Krishna Hutheesing 1958.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Krishna Hutheesing meeting [[David Ben-Gurion]] (the first Prime Minister of Israel) in Israel, 1958]] | [[File:David Ben-Gurion - Krishna Hutheesing 1958.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Krishna Hutheesing meeting [[David Ben-Gurion]] (the first Prime Minister of Israel) in Israel, 1958]] | ||
Hutheesing and her husband fought for India's independence and spent a great deal of time in jail.<ref>{{cite news |title=When Stone Walls Cry |url=https://india.oup.com/product/when-stone-walls-cry-9780199466894 |access-date=2 July 2021 |work=Oxford University Press}}</ref> Raja's terms in jail came while they were raising their two young sons, Harsha Hutheesing and [[Ajit Hutheesing]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} | |||
In 1950, | In 1950, the Hutheesings toured the United States on a lecture tour.<ref>{{cite news |title=People: The Laurels |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,856585,00.html |access-date=2 July 2021 |work=TIME Magazine |date=April 10, 1950 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131123259/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,856585,00.html |archive-date=January 31, 2011}}</ref> In late May 1958 Krishna spent three days in [[Israel]]. Her host was [[Yigal Alon]], who a year earlier founded 'The Israel-India Friendship League' as a tool to circumvent the then Indian government policy to avoid direct [[India–Israel relations|diplomatic relations between the two states]]. | ||
Hutheesing documented her life as well as the lives of her brother, Jawaharlal and her niece, [[Indira Gandhi]], in a series of books that intertwine history with personal anecdotes including ''We Nehrus,'' ''With No Regrets- An Autobiography,'' and ''Dear to Behold: An Intimate Portrait of Indira Gandhi''. | |||
Hutheesing's husband, Raja, also wrote books: ''The Great Peace: An Asian's Candid Report on Red China'' (1953), ''Window on China'' (1953), and ''Tibet fights for freedom : the story of the March 1959 uprising'' (1960). | |||
Hutheesing was associated with the '[[Voice of America]]' and gave several talks. She died in [[London]] in 1967.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mrs. Krishna Hutheesing, an Author and a Sister of Nehru, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1967/11/10/archives/mrs-krishna-hutheesing-an-author-and-a-sister-of-nehru-dies.html |access-date=2 July 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=November 10, 1967}}</ref> | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 8 February 2026
Krishna Hutheesing | |
|---|---|
 Hutheesing c. 1958 | |
| Born | Krishna Nehru 2 November 1907 |
| Died | 9 November 1967 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse(s) | Gunottam (Raja) Hutheesing |
| Children | Harsha Hutheesing Ajit Hutheesing |
| Parent(s) | Motilal Nehru (father) Swarup Rani Nehru (mother) |
| Relatives | See Nehru family and Hutheesing family |
Krishna Nehru Hutheesing (2 November 1907 – 9 November 1967) was an Indian writer, the youngest sister of Jawaharlal Nehru[1][2] and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and part of the Nehru-Gandhi family.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Hutheesing was born Krishna Nehru, in Mirganj, Allahabad to Motilal Nehru, an Indian independence activist and leader of the Indian National Congress, and Swarup Rani. She was married to Gunottam (Raja) Hutheesing, who belonged to an Ahmedabad Jain family that built the Hutheesing Jain Temple.[3] During the later 1950s, he became critic of Nehru and in 1959, supported former Governor General C. Rajagopalachari, to form a conservative market liberal political party known as the Swatantra Party.[4]
Hutheesing and her husband fought for India's independence and spent a great deal of time in jail.[5] Raja's terms in jail came while they were raising their two young sons, Harsha Hutheesing and Ajit Hutheesing.[citation needed]
In 1950, the Hutheesings toured the United States on a lecture tour.[6] In late May 1958 Krishna spent three days in Israel. Her host was Yigal Alon, who a year earlier founded 'The Israel-India Friendship League' as a tool to circumvent the then Indian government policy to avoid direct diplomatic relations between the two states.
Hutheesing documented her life as well as the lives of her brother, Jawaharlal and her niece, Indira Gandhi, in a series of books that intertwine history with personal anecdotes including We Nehrus, With No Regrets- An Autobiography, and Dear to Behold: An Intimate Portrait of Indira Gandhi.
Hutheesing's husband, Raja, also wrote books: The Great Peace: An Asian's Candid Report on Red China (1953), Window on China (1953), and Tibet fights for freedom : the story of the March 1959 uprising (1960).
Hutheesing was associated with the 'Voice of America' and gave several talks. She died in London in 1967.[7]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Shadows On the Wall, J. Day Co., 1948.
- The Story of Gandhiji, Kutub Pub., 1949.
- We Nehrus, by Krishna (Nehru) Hutheesing with Alden Hatch. Holt, Rinehart and Winston; 1967.[8]
- Dear to Behold: An Intimate Portrait of Indira Gandhi, Published by Macmillan, 1969.
- With No Regrets - An Autobiography, by Krishna Nehru Hutheesing, Published by READ BOOKS, 2007. ISBN 1-4067-7661-0. (Online text, 1945 edition)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sister of Nehru Arrives For U.S. Lecture Tour New York Times, 14 January 1947.
- ↑ "Foreign News: Clear-Eyed Sister". TIME Magazine. 3 January 1955. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ↑ Raja Hutheesingh might have..The Tiger Rider Time, 19 May 1958.
- ↑ A Rise of Voices Time, 6 July 1959.
- ↑ "When Stone Walls Cry". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ↑ "People: The Laurels". TIME Magazine. 10 April 1950. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ↑ "Mrs. Krishna Hutheesing, an Author and a Sister of Nehru, Dies". The New York Times. 10 November 1967. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ↑ "WE NEHRUS". Kirkus Reviews. 1 September 1967. Retrieved 2 July 2021.