Nehru

Full Name: Jawaharlal Nehru

Nick Name: Chacha Nehru, Pandit Nehru

Date of Birth: 14 November 1889 in Allahabad, present day Uttar Pradesh, India

Parents: Pandit Motilal Nehru – Swarup Rani Nehru

Professions: Barrister, writer, Politician, Indian Independence activist

Writings:

The Discovery of India

Toward Freedom

Glimpses of world History

Letters from a father to his daughter

Died: 27 May 1964 in New Delhi, India

Resting Place: Shantivan

Important points:

Nehru received Bharat Ratna in 1955

Nehru was the first prime minister of independent India and served for 18 years

Gandhi acknowledged Nehru as his political heir and successor in 1941

Nehru is regarded as the founder of Modern Indian state and his birthday is celebrated as children’s day

January 1947, Nehru said ‘Independent India would not accept the Divine rule of kings’

May 1947, Nehru declared ‘Any princely state which refused to join the constituent assembly would be treated as an enemy state’

At midnight on new year’s eve 1929, Nehru hoisted the tricolor flag of India in the banks of river Ravi in Lahore

In December 1953, Nehru appointed States Reorganization Commission headed by justice Fazal Ali

Nehru took the leading role in the Non-Aligned movement in foreign policy