In March 1947 Lord Louis Mountbatten became the last Viceroy of India, with themandate to hand over ''the jewel in the crown'' of the British Empire within oneyear. Mountbatten worked with Nehru, Gandhi and the leader of the MuslimLeague, Jinnah, to devise a plan for partitioning the empire into twoindependent sovereign states, India and Pakistan, on August 15, 1947 and heremained as interim Governor-General of India until June 1948.During this time Lord Mountbatten’s daughter and India’s mother, Pamela, waswith her parents and kept a diary recounting this extraordinary tale of history.The diaries include their trips to stay in Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Orissa andAssam, and the exotic palaces of Indian rulers.'India Remembered' is a scrapbook of private family photographs taken duringthis historical period (Edwina Mountbatten walking arm in arm with Nehruthrough a courtyard, or Gandhi taking tea for the first time at Viceroys House).Includes many anecdotes from Pamela Mountbatten’s diaries such asreminiscences of having to leave 10 minutes before dinner was actuallyannounced as the walk from the bedroom to the dining hall was so far (ifrunning really late, riding a bicycle through the corridors to make time). Includesphotographs evoking the atmosphere of the Mountbatten’s favourite retreat,that of Viceregal Lodge in Simla.
