The Remarkable Madame Pandit - Champion of India, Citizen of the World

The Remarkable Madame Pandit is the definitive biography of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900-1990), India's greatest modern diplomat.

About the author

Manu Bhagavan is a professor of history, human rights, and public policy at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he is also a senior fellow at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies. Bhagavan is the author or editor of several books, including The Peacemakers: India and the Quest for One World (2012) and India and the Cold War (2019).

Product details

• Authors: Bhagavan Manu
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 07.08.2025
• EAN: 9780231222471
• ISBN: 978-0-231-22247-1
• Illustrations: 32 black-and-white illustrations
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: general, Biography: historical, political & military, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, India, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political leaders & leadership, Asian History, Gender studies: women, General and world history, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Asia / South / India