Krishna Hutheesing | |
|---|---|
 Hutheesingc. 1958 | |
| Born | Krishna Nehru (1907-11-02)2 November 1907 |
| Died | 9 November 1967(1967-11-09) (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Gunottam (Raja) Hutheesing |
| Children | Harsha Hutheesing Ajit Hutheesing |
| Parent(s) | Motilal Nehru (father) Swarup Rani Nehru (mother) |
| Relatives | SeeNehru family andHutheesing family |
Krishna Nehru Hutheesing (2 November 1907 – 9 November 1967) was an Indian writer, the youngest sister ofJawaharlal Nehru[1][2] andVijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and part of theNehru-Gandhi family.
Hutheesing was born Krishna Nehru, in Mirganj,Allahabad toMotilal Nehru, an Indian independence activist and leader of theIndian National Congress, andSwarup Rani. She was married to Gunottam (Raja)Hutheesing, who belonged to anAhmedabad Jain family that built theHutheesing Jain Temple.[3] During the later 1950s, he became critic of Nehru and in 1959, supported former Governor GeneralC. Rajagopalachari, to form a conservative market liberal political party known as theSwatantra 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 andAjit Hutheesing.[citation needed]
In 1950, the Hutheesings toured the United States on a lecture tour.[6] In late May 1958 Krishna spent three days inIsrael. Her host wasYigal Alon, who a year earlier founded 'The Israel-India Friendship League' as a tool to circumvent the then Indian government policy to avoid directdiplomatic 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 includingWe Nehrus,With No Regrets- An Autobiography, andDear 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), andTibet 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 inLondon in 1967.[7]
