Glimpses of World History is one of the best known works ofIndian Nationalist leader [[Jawaharlal Nehru]. The history it tells is the epic saga of humankind from 6000 BCE to the time the book was written in 1935. In the form of a series of letters to his daughter, Indira Gandhi, Glimpses is one of the first modern attempts at historiography from a non-Eurocentric angle. Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party, abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... (7th millennium BC – 6th millennium BC – 5th millennium BC – other millennia) Events c. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (इन्दिरा प्रियदर्शिनी गान्धी) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and from January 14, 1980 until her assassination in 1984. ... Eurocentrism is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing emphasis on European (and, generally, Western) concerns, culture and values at the expense of those of other cultures. ...

The letters were written by Nehru during the periods he was imprisoned in various places by the British government and when all the reference material he had close by were the notes he had made while reading the great books.

The book contains about 196 letters written between 1930-1933. All these letters, though not a first hand reference on history, contain Nehru's personal remarks on all the "great" moments of history (elaborating on all the things he liked, in particular). 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The book has also been compared to The History of the World by H.G. Wells and has become an Indian classic since.