Writer of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned (5)

I believe the answer is:

nehru

(Other definitions for nehru that I've seen before include "First prime minister of India" , "Former Indian leader" , "Popular Indian" , "Indian prime minister, father of Indira Gandhi" , "Indian statesman" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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