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Ashok Vajpeyi Recalls Nehru’s Quiet but Pivotal Intervention in the Boris Pasternak Affair

Ashok Vajpeyi Recalls Nehru’s Quiet but Pivotal Intervention in the Boris Pasternak Affair Indian author Ashok Vajpeyi revisits the 1950s Boris Pasternak controversy, highlighting Jawaharlal Nehru’s behind-the-scenes intervention that helped stop the Soviet Union from exiling the Nobel-winning writer. The article details Nehru’s diplomatic role, the global response, and the broader significance for artistic freedom.
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