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Jawaharlal Nehru

(1889-1964)

Who Was Jawaharlal Nehru?

Nehru was born in Allahabad, India in 1889. His father was a renowned lawyer and one of Mahatma Gandhi's notable lieutenants. A series of English governesses and tutors educated Nehru at home until he was 16. He continued his education in England, first at the Harrow School and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned an honors degree in natural science. He later studied law at the Inner Temple in London before returning home to India in 1912 and practicing law for several years. Four years later, Nehru married Kamala Kaul; their only child, Indira Priyadarshini, was born in 1917. Like her father, Indira would later serve as prime minister of India under her married name: Indira Gandhi . A family of high achievers, one of Nehru's sisters, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, later became the first woman president of the UN General Assembly.

Entering Politics

In 1919, while traveling on a train, Nehru overheard British Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer gloating over the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The massacre, also known as the Massacre of Amritsar, was an incident in which 379 people were killed and at least 1,200 wounded when the British military stationed there continuously fired for ten minutes on a crowd of unarmed Indians. Upon hearing Dyer’s words, Nehru vowed to fight the British. The incident changed the course of his life.

This period in Indian history was marked by a wave of nationalist activity and governmental repression. Nehru joined the Indian National Congress, one of India's two major political parties. Nehru was deeply influenced by the party's leader, Gandhi. It was Gandhi's insistence on action to bring about change and greater autonomy from the British that sparked Nehru's interest the most.

The British didn't give in easily to Indian demands for freedom, and in late 1921, the Congress Party's central leaders and workers were banned from operating in some provinces. Nehru went to prison for the first time as the ban took effect; over the next 24 years, he was to serve a total of nine sentences, adding up to more than nine years in jail. Always leaning to the left politically, Nehru studied Marxism while imprisoned. Though he found himself interested in the philosophy but repelled by some of its methods, from then on the backdrop of Nehru's economic thinking was Marxist, adjusted as necessary to Indian conditions.

Marching Toward Indian Independence

In 1928, after years of struggle on behalf of Indian emancipation, Nehru was named president of the Indian National Congress. (In fact, hoping that Nehru would attract India's youth to the party, Gandhi had engineered Nehru's rise.) The next year, Nehru led the historic session at Lahore that proclaimed complete independence as India's political goal. November 1930 saw the start of the Round Table Conferences, which convened in London and hosted British and Indian officials working toward a plan of eventual independence.

After his father's death in 1931, Nehru became more embedded in the workings of the Congress Party and became closer to Gandhi, attending the signing of the Gandhi-Irwin pact. Signed in March 1931 by Gandhi and the British viceroy Lord Irwin, the pact declared a truce between the British and India's independence movement. The British agreed to free all political prisoners and Gandhi agreed to end the civil disobedience movement he had been coordinating for years.

Unfortunately, the pact did not instantly usher in a peaceful climate in British-controlled India, and both Nehru and Gandhi were jailed in early 1932 on charges of attempting to mount another civil disobedience movement. Neither man attended the third Round Table Conference. (Gandhi was jailed soon after his return as the sole Indian representative attending the second Round Table Conference.) The third and final conference did, however, result in the Government of India Act of 1935, giving the Indian provinces a system of autonomous government in which elections would be held to name provincial leaders. By the time the 1935 act was signed into law, Indians began to see Nehru as the natural heir to Gandhi, who didn’t designate Nehru as his political successor until the early 1940s. Gandhi said in January 1941, "[Jawaharlal Nehru and I] had differences from the time we became co-workers and yet I have said for some years and say so now that ... Jawaharlal will be my successor."

World War II

At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, British viceroy Lord Linlithgow committed India to the war effort without consulting the now-autonomous provincial ministries. In response, the Congress Party withdrew its representatives from the provinces and Gandhi staged a limited civil disobedience movement in which he and Nehru were jailed yet again.

Nehru spent a little over a year in jail and was released with other Congress prisoners three days before Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese. When Japanese troops soon moved near the borders of India in the spring of 1942, the British government decided to enlist India to combat this new threat, but Gandhi, who still essentially had the reins of the movement, would accept nothing less than independence and called on the British to leave India. Nehru reluctantly joined Gandhi in his hardline stance and the pair were again arrested and jailed, this time for nearly three years.

By 1947, within two years of Nehru's release, simmering animosity had reached a fever pitch between the Congress Party and the Muslim League, who had always wanted more power in a free India. The last British viceroy, Louis Mountbatten, was charged with finalizing the British roadmap for withdrawal with a plan for a unified India. Despite his reservations, Nehru acquiesced to Mountbatten and the Muslim League's plan to divide India, and in August 1947, Pakistan was created—the new country Muslim and India predominantly Hindu. The British withdrew and Nehru became independent India’s first prime minister.

The First Prime Minister of Independent India

Domestic policy.

The importance of Nehru in the context of Indian history can be distilled to the following points: he imparted modern values and thought, stressed secularism, insisted upon the basic unity of India, and, in the face of ethnic and religious diversity, carried India into the modern age of scientific innovation and technological progress. He also prompted social concern for the marginalized and poor and respect for democratic values.

Nehru was especially proud to reform the antiquated Hindu civil code. Finally, Hindu widows could enjoy equality with men in matters of inheritance and property. Nehru also changed Hindu law to criminalize caste discrimination.

Nehru's administration established many Indian institutions of higher learning, including the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, the Indian Institutes of Technology, and the National Institutes of Technology, and guaranteed in his five-year plans free and compulsory primary education to all of India's children.

National Security and International Policy

The Kashmir region—which was claimed by both India and Pakistan—was a perennial problem throughout Nehru's leadership, and his cautious efforts to settle the dispute ultimately failed, resulting in Pakistan making an unsuccessful attempt to seize Kashmir by force in 1948. The region has remained in dispute into the 21st century.

Internationally, starting in the late 1940s, both the United States and the U.S.S.R. began seeking out India as an ally in the Cold War, but Nehru led efforts toward a "nonalignment policy," by which India and other nations wouldn’t feel the need to tie themselves to either dueling country to thrive. To this end, Nehru co-founded the Non-Aligned Movement of nations professing neutrality.

Recognizing the People's Republic of China soon after its founding, and as a strong supporter of the United Nations, Nehru argued for China’s inclusion in the UN and sought to establish warm and friendly relations with the neighboring country. His pacifist and inclusive policies with respect to China came undone when border disputes led to the Sino-Indian war in 1962, which ended when China declared a ceasefire on November 20, 1962, and announced its withdrawal from the disputed area in the Himalayas.

Nehru's four pillars of domestic policies were democracy, socialism, unity, and secularism, and he largely succeeded in maintaining a strong foundation of all four during his tenure as president. While serving his country, he enjoyed iconic status and was widely admired internationally for his idealism and statesmanship. His birthday, November 14, is celebrated in India as Baal Divas ("Children's Day") in recognition of his lifelong passion and work on behalf of children and young people.

Nehru's only child, Indira, served as India's prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 to 1984 when she was assassinated. Her son, Rajiv Gandhi, was prime minister from 1984 to 1989, when he was also assassinated.

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• Birth Year: 1889
• Birth date: November 14, 1889
• Birth City: Allahabad
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• Death date: May 27, 1964
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Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of India, he was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad.

Nehru Ji was a central figure in Indian politics both before and after the independence of India, and he was also known as  Pandit Nehru. 

Do you know? After his death a resolution was passed in India by Parliament to mark the birth anniversary of Nehru Ji as Children’s day, It was done because he was very popular among the kids, and Indian children knew him better than  Chacha Nehru.

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1. Glimpses of World History

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“Glimpses of World History” This book is in the first number list of books written by Jawaharlal Nehru, this book was published in the year 1942.

It is a collection of 196 letters written between 1930-1933, as an introduction to the world history of his 13-year-old daughter Indira, giving a brief description of world history.

Apart from history, an important lesson is also given by a leader to a future leader.

When Nehru was imprisoned at various places by the British these letters were written in the time span of thirty months.

The book by Jawaharlal Nehru is very easy to read and understand, The great values kept by Nehru can be seen throughout this book.

The boring History is made so much more interesting and realistic so anyone understands the most important events of World History and a must-read for anyone.

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2. Letters for a Nation: From Jawaharlal Nehru to His Chief Ministers

In October 1947, two months after Nehru became independent India’s first prime minister, They tell you the story of not just a prime minister leading his country but also telling the lessons to the next generation of leaders.

He wrote the first of his fortnightly letters to the head of the country’s provincial government.

A wide range of topics is discussed in this book including Minority rights, Hindu communalism, planning, judiciary-executive relationship, food emergency, Kashmir, China, the Cold War, Gandhi, and much more.

This book is amazing in the sense that it familiarizes you with the India of 1947. The efforts to make the institutions, setting up the systems for the functioning of the country and the key judgments for them at the time.

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3. A Bunch of Old Letters

The letters in this book, written by some of the leading figures, cover the three important decades leading up to India’s Independence in 1947.

Many of the letters in this book are from those most closely involved in the freedom struggle—among them, Mahatma Gandhi, Motilal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, Maulana Azad, Vallabhbhai Patel, and Jayaprakash Narayan.

Long correspondence between Subhas Chandra Bose and Nehru, which covers the crisis during the Tripuri Congress in the year 1939, and shows the two leaders’ sharply differing views on the mobilization of national defence against British rule.

A Bunch of Old Letters is mandatory reading for an understanding knowledge of the history of a national movement.

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4. The Discovery of India

“The Discovery of India” This book is on the fourth number list of books written by Jawaharlal Nehru or books by Jawaharlal Nehru.

The book was written during Nehru’s 4 years of being in prison and is his way of paying honour to his loved country and its vibrant culture.

The book starts with old history, he wrote at length about Vedas, Upanishads, and textbooks on old times and ends during the British time. The book is a wide view of Indian history, culture, and philosophy, the same can also be seen in the video series

The book is considered one of the finest works of Indian History. The television series Bharat Ek Khoj was based on this book.

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5. Words of Freedom: Ideas of A Nation

Words of Freedom This series showcases the memorial speeches and works of 14 visionary leaders whose thoughts inspired the Indians for Independence and whose innovative ideas and actions formed the Republic of India as we remember it now. 

Pandit Nehru Ji was an Indian politician who was the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of India from the year 1947 to 1964. 

He is one of the leading personalities in the Indian independence campaign. This is a brilliant book revealing the ideas and dreams of Jawaharlal Nehru.

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6. Letters from a Father to his Daughter

“Letters From a Father to His Daughter” This book is in the sixth number of books written by Jawaharlal Nehru.

A valuable set of letters from a legendary leader, When Indira Gandhi was 10 years old, she spent the summertime in Mussoorie, while her father Jawaharlal Nehru Ji in Allahabad.

In summer, Nehru wrote her a series of letters in which he told her the tale of how and when the earth was formed how human and animal life began, and how civilizations and societies were raised all over the world.

There is a collection of 30 letters sent in the year 1928 in this book that puts a lot of light on the connection between a father and his daughter and the many things that Pandit Nehru tried to tell her daughter.

We also recommend this book to children, it is a valuable book in which Nehru wrote about the world.

This book was also translated into the Hindi version (Pita Ke Patra) .

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7. The Struggle for Civil Liberties. With a Foreword by Jawaharlal Nehru

This work has been chosen by scholars as being culturally significant and is a portion of the knowledge base of education as we know it. After reading this book you feel extremely shocked to learn that history has many unsung heroes who are waiting to be known. 

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8. The Unity of India Collected Writings 1937-1940

“The Unity of India Collected Writings 1937-1940” this book is in the eighth number of books written by Jawaharlal Nehru.

This work has also been selected by scholars as occurring culturally necessary and is part of the knowledge base of civilization. This work is important enough to be stored, recorded, and made generally available to the public. To secure quality reading information, this work has been updated and republished using a format that seamlessly combines the unique graphical components with text in an easy-to-read face.

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9. An Autobiography: Toward Freedom

“An Autobiography: Toward Freedom” This book was 1st published in 1936. This book was written by Nehru fully in prison from 1934 June to 1935 February, The autobiographical details given by Nehru are much more than a personal document and more realistic than most other autobiography books.

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10. Nehru’s India: Select Speeches

Concentrating on topical problems and with an intro by Mushirul Hasan, this book is an essential collection of Nehru’s speeches that showcases the importance of his thoughts and ideas in today’s India.

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Jawaharlal Nehru

By: History.com Editors

Updated: August 21, 2018 | Original: November 9, 2009

An influential leader in the Indian independence movement and political heir of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru became the nation’s first prime minister in 1947. Although faced with the challenge of uniting a vast population diverse in culture, language and religion, he successfully established various economic, social and educational reforms that earned him the respect and admiration of millions of Indians. His policies of non-alignment and Panchscheel—principles of peaceful coexistence—guided India’s international relations until the outbreak of the Sino-Indian War in 1962, which contributed to his declining health and subsequent death in 1964, ending his 17-years in office. His daughter, Indira Gandhi, and grandson, Rajiv Gandhi, later served as prime ministers.

Jawaharlal Nehru: Early Life and Family

Jawaharlal Nehru was born into an affluent Kashmiri Brahman family in Allahabad on November 14, 1889. Tutored at home until the age of 15, Nehru subsequently attended Harrow in England and, later, Trinity College, Cambridge. After studying law at London’s Inner Temple, he returned to India at the age of 22 where he practiced law with his father and prominent barrister, Motilal Nehru.

Did you know? In 1949, after zookeepers had killed most of Tokyo’s wild animals to prevent them from escaping during World War II air raids, Nehru delighted Japanese children by presenting Ueno Zoo with an Indian elephant.

In 1916, four years after his parents had made the suitable arrangement, Nehru married 17-year-old Kamala Kaul. The following year, their only child, Indira Priyadarshini, was born.

Jawaharlal Nehru: Political Awakening

Upon learning of esteemed theosophist Annie Besant’s arrest in 1917, Nehru was moved to join the All India Home Rule League, an organization devoted to obtaining self-government within the British Empire. In April 1919, British troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed civilians who had been protesting recently passed legislation that permitted the detainment of suspected political foes without trial. The Massacre of Amritsar, in which 379 Indians were killed and more than a thousand others were wounded, outraged Nehru and further solidified his resolve to win India’s independence.

During the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22) led by Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru was imprisoned for the first time for activities against the British government and, over the course of the next two and a half decades, spent a total of nine years in jail.

In 1929, Jawaharlal was elected president of the Indian National Congress—his first leadership role in politics—whereby he promoted the goal of complete independence from Britain as opposed to dominion status. In response to Britain’s declaration of India’s participation in the war against Germany at the onset of World War II without consulting Indian leaders, members of Congress passed the Quit India resolution on August 8, 1942, demanding political freedom from Britain in exchange for support in the war effort. The following day, the British government arrested all Congress leaders, including Nehru and Gandhi.

Jawaharlal Nehru: Challenges and Legacy as Prime Minister

On August 15, 1947, India finally gained its independence and Nehru became the nation’s first prime minister. Amid the celebration of newly acquired freedom, there was also considerable turmoil. The mass displacement that followed partition into the separate nations of Pakistan and India, along with disputes over control of Kashmir, resulted in the loss of property and lives for several hundred thousand Muslims and Hindus.

Throughout his 17-year leadership, Nehru advocated democratic socialism and secularism and encouraged India’s industrialization beginning with the implementation of the first of his five-year plans in 1951, which emphasized the importance of increasing agricultural production. He also promoted scientific and technological advancements through the establishment of higher learning, and instituted various social reforms such as free public education and meals for Indian children, legal rights for women—including the ability to inherit property and divorce their husbands—and laws to prohibit discrimination based on caste.

During the Cold War , Nehru adopted a policy of non-alignment in which he professed neutrality, but was criticized when he refused to condemn the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956 and later requested foreign aid after China invaded India’s northern border in 1962. The conflict, known as the Sino-Indian War, had a deleterious effect on Nehru’s health, resulting in a severe stroke in January of 1964 and his death a few months later on May 27.

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Jawahar Lal Nehru’s Biography - A journey of Struggle, Sacrifice and Victory

Jawahar Lal Nehru was an Indian independence fighter and the first prime minister of India. He was considered as a central warrior in Indian Politics before independence as well as after independence. He was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad and served the nation from 1947 until his death in 1964. The birthplace of Jawahar Lal Nehru is Prayagraj which is in Allahabad. Due to his association with the Kashmiri Pandit community, he was also known as Pandit Nehru, while the Indian kids referred to them as Chacha Nehru. Jawahar Lal Nehru’s birthday is widely celebrated as Children’s day. His father’s name is Motilal Nehru who served as Indian Prime minister in 1919 and 1928. His mother’s name is Swarup Rani Thussu and she was the second wife of Motilal. Jawahar Lal Nehru had 2 sisters and he was the eldest among all. Vijay Laxmi was the eldest sister who later became the President of the United Nations General Assembly. And the youngest sister Krishna Hutheesing was a noted writer and authored several books on her brother. Jawahar Lal Nehru was married to Kamala Nehru who was born in 1899.

Childhood and Early Age:

He grew up in a privileged atmosphere in a rich home. His father trained him by private governesses and tutors. Nehru became interested in science and theosophy under the influence of Ferdinand T. Brooks' tutelage. At the age of thirteen, family friend Annie Besant subsequently introduced him to the Theosophical Society. For nearly three years Brooks was with me and in some ways, he influenced me greatly.

Jawahar Lal Nehru’s Education:

In October 1907, Nehru visited Trinity College, Cambridge, and graduated with an honours degree in science in 1910. He also studied politics, economics, history, and literature with little interest during this time. Most of his political and financial philosophy was molded by the writings of Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, John Maynard Keynes, Bertrand Russell, Lowes Dickinson, and Meredith Townsend.

After completing his degree in 1910, Nehru moved to London and studied law at the Inner Temple Inn. During this period, including Beatrice Webb, he continued researching the Fabian Society scholars. He was called to the Bar in 1912.

Early Struggle for Independence (1912 - 1938)

During his time in Britain as a student and a barrister, Nehru developed an interest in Indian politics. Nehru attended an annual session of the Indian National Congress in Patna within months of his return to India in 1912. In 1912, Congress was the party of progressives and elites, and he was disconcerted by what he saw as "very much an English-knowing upper-class affair." Nehru had reservations about Congress' efficacy but decided to work for the party to support the Indian civil rights movement led in South Africa by Mahatma Gandhi, raising funds for the movement in 1913. Later, in the British colonies, he protested against indentured labour and other such injustice faced by Indians.

Non-Cooperation Movement:

Nehru's first significant national participation came at the beginning of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920. Nehru was arrested in 1921 on charges of anti-government activities Nehru remained loyal to Gandhi in the rift that developed within the Congress following the sudden closure of the Non-Cooperation movement after the Chauri Chaura incident and did not join the Swaraj Party formed by his father Motilal Nehru and CR Das.

Salt Satyagraha Success:

The Salt Satyagraha succeeded in attracting the world's attention. Increasingly, Indian, British, and world views started to accept the validity of the Congress party's independence claims. Nehru found the high-water mark of his involvement with Gandhi to be the salt satyagraha and thought that its enduring significance was in transforming Indian attitudes.

Jawahar Lal Nehru The First Prime Minister of India:

Nehru served for 18 years as prime minister, first as temporary prime minister, and then as prime minister of the Republic of India from 1950.

In the 1946 elections Congress captured a majority of seats in the assembly and, with Nehru as the prime minister, led the provisional government. On 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Free India. On 15 August, he took office because the Prime Minister of India and gave his inaugural entitled "Tryst with Destiny".

Hindu Marriage Law and Role of Jawahar Lal Nehru:

Several laws passed such as the Hindu Code law in the 1950s that sought to codify and amend Hindu personal law in India. After India's independence in 1947, this codification and change, a process initiated by the British Raj, was completed by the Indian National Congress government headed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The object of the Hindu Code Bill was to provide a civil code instead of a body of personal Hindu law, which had been amended only to a limited extent by the British authorities. On 9 April 1948, the bill was submitted to the Constituent Assembly, but it created a lot of uproars and was subsequently broken down to three more specialized bills that came before the 1952-7 term of the Lok Sabha. The Hindu Marriage Bill abolished polygamy and included restrictions on inter-caste marriages and divorce procedures; the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Bill had the adoption of girls as its main thrust, which had been little practiced until then; the Hindu Succession Bill put daughters on the same footing as widows and sons when it came to family property inheritance.

1952 Elections and Jawahar Lal Nehru:

Following the constitution's ratification on 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly, before new elections, proceeded to serve as the provisional parliament. The interim cabinet of Nehru was composed of 15 representatives from different communities and parties. Different cabinet members resigned from their positions and formed their parties to contest the elections. Nehru was also elected the president of Congress for 1951 and 1952 while being the PM. In the election, the Congress party under the leadership of Nehru won significant majorities at both state and national level, despite a large number of parties competing.

Death of Jawahar Lal Nehru:

After 1962, Nehru's health started to decline slowly, and he spent months recovering in Kashmir until 1963. He felt very relaxed after his return from Dehradun on 26 May 1964 and went to bed, as usual, he had a restful night after he returned from the bathroom, Nehru complained of back pain. He talked to the doctors who were attending him for a short time, and Nehru collapsed almost instantly. Before he died, he remained unconscious. His death was registered to Lok Sabha on 27 May 1964 (the same day) the cause of death is suspected to be a heart attack. The body of Jawaharlal Nehru was put for public viewing on the Indian national Tri-colour flag. Nehru was cremated on 28 May at Shantivan on the banks of the Yamuna by Hindu rituals, witnessed by 1.5 million mourners flocking to the streets of Delhi and the cremation grounds.

FAQs on Jawaharlal Nehru Biography

Q1. Why do we Celebrate Jawahar Lal Nehru’s Birthday as a Children’s Day?

Ans. Every year, 14th November is celebrated as children’s day. Jawahar Lal Nehru also remembered as Chacha Nehru was the first-ever Prime Minister of India. Children’s day is celebrated for the awareness of child rights, child care, and education for all children. According to him, children were the real assets and strength of society. Cultural activities for children are held across the world on this day, in different schools, colleges, and other educational institutions. There are some programs and events, which also see the involvement of students. Kids also dress up as Jawaharlal Nehru with a red rose pinned to their 'Nehru' jacket collar.

Q2. What was Nehru’s Contribution Towards India?

Ans. After achieving independence, Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first Prime Minister. He was previously one of the influential leaders of the Indian National Congress, having pulled the intellectuals and youth of the country into the movement's mainstream. His descendants were also influential Indian politicians, including Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi. Nehru played a leading role in the growth of the Indian independence struggle's internationalist perspective. He found foreign allies for India and forged relations with independence and democracy movements around the world. He brought moderate socialist economic reforms into practice and dedicated India to an industrialization policy. Also, Nehru acted as India's foreign minister.

Q3. Explain the Education History of Jawahar Lal Nehru?

Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru had a Western childhood, in large part. He was homeschooled in India as a child, often by a series of governesses and tutors in English. In October 1907, Nehru went to Trinity College, Cambridge, and graduated in 1910 with an honors degree in natural science. He started his education in England, in London at Harrow School, and in Cambridge at Trinity College. He also studied politics, economics, history, and literature with little interest during this time. He spent seven years in England, but he was very confused and still felt neither in England nor in India that he was in a half-home. "I have become a queer mixture of East and West, out of place everywhere, at home now where" I have become a queer East-West combination, out of place anywhere, at home now, where.

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Jawaharlal Nehru: An Autobiography

by Yash Sharma · Published April 11, 2021 · Updated June 9, 2022

An autobiography by Jawaharlal Nehru is not only the tale of the first prime minister of independent India. But also the thoughts of a man who was a diehard democrat, patriot, cosmopolitan and one of the leading personalities of the twentieth century.

And before we start exploring about the protagonist of this article one thing which I wanna clear for the readers or non-readers alike that this book is quite heavy to read.

An autobiography by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

I would suggest for a layman to go for some good  Biography Books On Jawaharlal Nehru and afterwards you can read his autobiography.

The names of the people like Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose,  Bhagat Singh, Sarojini Naidu and many more like them are quite familiar in the Indian subcontinent.

Especially in India you will find the name of Nehru here and there. No one can escape from the gaze of Pandit Nehru. Either a university is named after him or an airport. He is omnipotent.

But, how many of us, especially Indians, have ever tried to read about the man who not only lead Hindustan towards its freedom, but he was also one of the founding fathers of independent India.

Although, people in India may or may not have read about Nehru. But, you will find a common trait among a good chunk of people in India that they speak ill about Nehru without reading anything about him, isn’t it.

Jawaharlal Nehru is like the punching bag on whom people lay all the blame for whatever issues or problems which the Indians are facing at present or going to face in the near future. Ironic. But, true though.

Those people who are aware about the times in which Nehru lived and worked knows that what kind of man he was. And those who believe in hearsay or WhatsApp forwards will punch him like the punching bag. But in that process only they will lose their energy not the punching bag.

Nehru will remain an enigma for those people who as long as ignore the pluralism and the strength which India hides in her bosom.

So, let’s unravel the man, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Who was Jawaharlal Nehru?

Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of independent India and one of the leading freedom fighters of Hindustan.

Nehru remained as the Prime Minister of India for seventeen long years (1947-64)  democratically. An feat in itself.

Jawaharlal Nehru was also father of the India’s first woman Prime Minister, Indira Feroze Gandhi, and he was also one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

Early life of Pandit Nehru:-

Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 to Pandit Motilal Nehru and Swarup Rani in Allahabad, India.

The family name of Jawaharlal Nehru was Kaul. And they were Kashmiri Pandits. As the only son of a wealthy father, Jawaharlal was a pampered child.

For Nehru’s early education his father made arrangements for home tutors. He said in his autobiography that how he owe a debt to one of his tutors by the name of Ferdinand T. Brooks who developed in him the taste for reading good books.

In fact, books fascinated Jawaharlal Nehru. From a very young age the habit of reading good literature helped him throughout his life. When Nehru was thirteen years old he joined the Theosophical Society. But, later on he went to England for his studies.

Jawaharlal Nehru completed his schooling and graduation from the Harrow and the Trinity College, Cambridge. Although, he was an average student.

Nehru came to India after completing his graduation and he joined the bar as a lawyer along with his father, Motilal Nehru who was one of the successful lawyers of India at that time. Although, unlike his father, Nehru didn’t do well in the bar. Because, destiny had planned something else for him.

At the age of twenty six, Jawaharlal Nehru married Kamala Nehru. The marriage ceremony took place in New Delhi in 1916.

Entry into a new world:-

When Nehru came to India from Britain at that time he wasn’t aware about the diversity  and what was the life of a common man and peasants alike in India.

He was a shy man who was afraid when it comes to public speaking. In fact, during his early twenties he found himself much closer to an Englishman instead of his own people.

Although, he joined the Indian Home Rule leagues which was started by Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak and Mrs Annie Besant. But, still he had no idea about the rest of his country.

But, as they say that Good things take time. And Nehru evolved with time. Within a short span of time he not only realised the strength of Hindustan but he also imbibed within himself the best of India.

Non cooperation movement and the struggle for an independent India-

The Non cooperation movement (1920-22) which was Mahatma Gandhi’s first all India movement was also joined by the Jawaharlal Nehru and his father, Motilal Nehru.

Gandhi and Nehru, The Great Soul and the Great Patriot.

It was during the Non cooperation movement that the father and the son duo went to the gaol for the first time in their life.

But, Jawaharlal Nehru was bewildered when out of the blue in 1922, Gandhiji abruptly decided to call off the movement because of the Chauri Chaura incident.

Although, after the end of his jail term, Nehru plunged himself with the peasants of the United Province (now Uttar Pradesh). And he worked tirelessly with them.

In fact, it was because of the peasants of India, Nehru not only overcame his shyness but with time he became one of the greatest orator of his time.

During the mid 1920s Nehru also visited Europe and he was greatly impressed by the features of Socialism and the achievements of the Soviet Union. In fact, his detractors used to call him a hidden communist. Although, he himself said that he find himself more close to socialism and communism but he was not a communist.

Nehru and the Purna Swaraj resolution:-

Prior to 1929, the Goal of the Indian National Congress (INC) was to attain a dominion status within the British Empire. But, People like Nehru always wanted that Congress should declare that complete independence was their aim.

And this was declared in the historic Lahore session of the Congress in 1929. Jawaharlal Nehru played a leading role in that session. He was the Congress president of that year.

And it was under his presidentship and with the blessings of Gandhiji that the Purna Swaraj (or Complete Independence) resolution was passed by the Congress in Lahore in 1929.

It was decided that 26 January would be considered as the Independence day. And the first Independence Day was celebrated with pomp throughout India on 26 January 1930.

26 January and its significance for India-

As we are talking about this special date. Let me tell you one more thing related to this date.

Though, India gained its Independence on 15 August 1947, but the freedom fighters were aware that originally they’ve chosen 26 January as the day for the Independence. To commemorate this, 26 January was chosen as the India’s Republic Day.

And on 26 January 1950, India’s constitution came into force.

I hope now you got the clarity that why we celebrate India’s Republic Day on 26th of January every year and its historical significance.

The Salt Satyagraha and back to Gaol-

As Nehru was learning about his motherland and the world, his mentor, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch another movement against the British India government.

Gandhiji always acted on his instincts. Even, Pandit Nehru has mentioned about this habit of Mahatma Gandhi several times in his autobiography.

In 1930, The Civil Disobedience Movement Or the Salt Satyagraha (or The Dandi March) was launched in a very ingenuous way by Mahatma Gandhi. In this Satyagraha, not only Jawaharlal Nehru but his whole family participated. His sisters and wife were jailed. He himself went again to the gaol along with all the stalwarts of the Indian National Congress.

During the Civil disobedience Movement, the British Raj demolished all the opposition with a brute force. The Indian National Congress was declared as an illegal organization. And the jails were filled with the members of the Indian National Congress.

But, even after jailing all the leaders of the Congress the British knew that they can’t ignore the leaders of the Congress for long. Because, Congress was the only organization which in reality represents the people of India.

So, in March 1931,The Delhi Pact Or the Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of British India, Lord Irwin.

As of this pact all the leaders who were jailed during the Civil disobedience Movement was released and Gandhiji went to England to attend the Second round table conference as the sole representative of the Indian national Congress.

Although, Nehru was released but he was aware about the tricks which the British government was using to delay the Indian Independence. In between all of this, Nehru lost his father. And his wife Kamala Nehru was also ill and weak.

In fact, within a span of few years Kamala Nehru died in Switzerland because of her sickness. And Nehru dedicated his autobiography to his beloved wife, Kamala. 

When Gandhiji came back to India from the second round table conference, the mood of India was very dull. Although, out of the three round table conferences, Gandhiji attended only one as the representative of the Congress party. But he and the other leaders realised that how the British showed in front of the world that how divided the Indians were.

The fissures were clearly visible in that conference. The policy of Divide-and-Rule was at its best displayed by the British.

Even before Gandhiji landed on India from England, Nehru realised that sooner or later he will be arrested again on one pretext or the other. In fact, this autobiography of his was written by him in prison between 1934 and 1935.

Although, he was jailed several times by the British government but he didn’t show any bitterness towards the British. Because, he himself said several times that his fight was against the British imperialism and not against the British race as such.

In fact, Nehru talked about the prison life and how the Prisoners were treated. He spent a good amount of time in jail. In total he spent more than ten years in gaol for India’s freedom.

Walking towards freedom and a Democratic India:-

Elections were conducted in 1936 for the provincial assemblies in the eleven provinces of British India.

The Indian national Congress outperformed in that elections. They not only formed the government in eight provinces of British India but they also shut down the mouth of those communal forces who were trying to divide India.

Although, during the World War II, the Congress ministries resigned against the decision of the Viceroy who without consulting the Congress joined the Allied forces and plunged India and its people in the disastrous war.

For the communal forces World War II was like the blessing in disguise. The British not only jailed all the leaders of the Congress including Gandhiji and Nehru. But, they also started encouraging the same communal people for their heinous agenda.

When the war ended the financial capabilities and the strength of the British Empire was also showed weakness. And they also realised that can’t withhold India and its people forever. The psychological triumph because of which the British ruled over India for almost 150 years was also started declining after the war.

And in 1946, elections were conducted again. This was the last elections of a United India.This time also Congress did well but the Muslims league also scored well especially in the the Muslim dominated areas of British India.

The seed of division which was sowed by the British born its fruit when it was decided to divide India on the basis of religion. 

And on 3 June 1947, India was Partitioned. Although, India gained its freedom on 15th August 1947. But, Nehru who was at the forefront for India’s freedom was busy along with his colleagues to prepare a bright future for his beloved country.

Jawaharlal Nehru and afterwards-

What Jawaharlal Nehru and the great freedom fighters of India did for this country can’t be expressed through words.

One has to feel and observe it. Look at the map of the Indian subcontinent. Just give me your few more seconds and look at the map. When you observe it closely then you realise what Nehru had done for India.

India is the only successful democracy in the entire subcontinent. Look at the neighbouring countries of India.

In the Northwest of India, you will come across nations like Afghanistan and Pakistan. The former is in ruins and the latter is ruled by the Military generals.

In the North of India, you will see, China. A totalitarian state.

In the Northeast of India, we have nations like Myanmar and Bangladesh. Both of these countries have had been ruled by the Military. In fact, in Myanmar, the Junta is in power.

In the South of India, we have, Sri Lanka. A democratic nation which is trying to get over from the scars of its brutal civil war.

In the midst of this chaos, you will find, the world’s largest democracy, India.

Name any religion and you will find the people of that religion living in India peacefully.

Be it Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and even Atheism are present in India.

When Nehru became India’s first democratically elected Prime Minister he was aware about the diversity of his country that’s why instead of focusing on religious institutions or creating division in society in the name of God he concentrated his entire energy on building the temples of modern India.

Institutions like IITs (Indian Institute of technology), AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences),  IIMs (Indian Institute of Management), Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) were the temples of modern India for Nehru.

Although, Nehru did some blunders during his prime ministership. Like, he blindly trusted China. He never initiated any kind of reforms in the Indian bureaucracy. He gave too much of importance to the creed of socialism. And most importantly he considered that no one is more intelligent than him.

But, Nehru strongly believed in these words of Voltaire-

I disagree absolutely with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

This is the best gift which he gave to India and Indians. Freedom of thoughts. Freedom of speech and writing. He never labelled his opponents as anti this or that.

In fact, in his first cabinet he made his political opponents Cabinet Ministers. For example, Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, The Founder of the Bhartiya Jana Sangh (BJS) was made as Independent India’s first Minister of industries and Supplies.

Only a patriot can do this. And those who have myopic views towards life and people will only lay the blame of their mistakes either on their opponents or a foreign nation.

The strong foundation on which India rest today was laid by the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. And it’s the responsibility of every Indian patriot to not only strengthen that foundation but also to strongly oppose those forces who are trying to divide people in the name of religion.

I’ll conclude with this bon mot-

‘A nation can only advance by reasoned acceptance of objectives and methods and not on blind obedience’.

I hope you like this, Thanks for reading, Jai Hind.

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Namaste reader, My name is Yash, and books for me are like a medicine, which removes my ignorance and also helps me in behaving more like a human.Though I live in the world’s largest democracy, India, but when I look around, I realized that this democratic nation of mine has turned into a kind of feudal oligarchy or kleptocracy, where people from a particular community or I would say particular surname has hijacked this democracy, and the political parties in India has turned itself into a kind of family enterprises where the family members are the only shareholders. And I want to change this, and books are a weapon which is helping me, so that I can help others and my nation.Shukriya for reading this Thought of mine.

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We should appreciate what Jawaharlal Nehru did for India. Strong foundation of democracy and freedom to be part of the religion of your choice. He’s another important person in India’s history.

Continue making articles like this and let us be familiarized particularly history. Thanks Yash 🙂

Thanks for your feedback. I’m glad that you enjoyed this article.

Amazing article. I heard about Jawaharlal Nehru. But didn’t know much. After reading this article now i have a good knowledge about him.I hope we will get more and more beautiful articles from you……..

Shukriya, Oishi for your feedback. Glad that you have learnt something new from this article on Jawaharlal Nehru.

What a great article you written this time…. wonderful….after reading this article I get some believe on destiny…. A journey from ordinary student in England to the 1st prime minister of india…this shows that destiny pulls you to success …I know this comment goes out of syllabus but I want to tell you my thinking after reading the article….good job bro…keep it up…and provide us ocean of knowledge as more as you can…. because I want it…Thanks buddy

Shukriya, Prabal for your kind words. Glad that you enjoyed reading this article on Pandit Nehru.

Very interesting article. I had heard the name Jawaharlal Nehru before, but didn’t really understand him. Now I know him better after reading your article. Keep passionate in sharing knowledge

Thanks, Bika for your lovely feedback. Glad that you found this article worth your time.

The article is so knowledgeable as always . The truth is that only that now people can say anything ,the main part and effort is to build the base ,but people never understand the truth behind the journey of nehru and many freedom fighters . This is india man so blaming others is in blood .

Thanks, Anil for your feedback. Glad that found this article worth reading.

Nice one. To be honest it is a a bit difficult for me to be unbiased about Nehru Ji and probably that’s the reason I read this article after so many days of being published but I liked reading it. I praise your efforts for bringing many new things to our knowledge. Very good.

Thanks, Aishwarya for your feedback. I can understand that we all have different views and understanding towards people and life. And I appreciate your views too. Diversity is what I cherish. And I’m glad that you liked the article.

After reading this it is quite evident that a lot of your efforts that went in have materialised into something this beautiful. So systematically explained and organised string of events. Everything so on point. Yes we have had immense contributions put In by our founding fathers who have had left no stone unturned in bringing India to its basic structure I.e.sovereign,secular,socialist,democratic,republic. And we cannot always thank them enough and at the same time: to err is human. But we must always appreciate the good they gave us. Keep doing the good work. Thanks for the article 👏👏

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Jawaharlal Nehru Biography: Early Life, Family, Education and Political Journey

Jawaharlal nehru's birthday is celebrated as children's day in india. he was born on 14 november 1889 in allahabad, uttar pradesh. he was the first prime minister of independent india and a leader of india's nationalist movement. here, we are providing a short biography on jawaharlal nehru depicting his early life, family, education, political journey, and works.    .

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was a leading figure in the Indian Independence struggle. He was the first Prime Minister of Independent India. He had initiated socio-economic policies of the idealistic socialist kind. He was a prolific writer and authored books such as 'The Discovery of India' and 'Glimpses of the World History'.

Jawaharlal Nehru was the father of Indira Gandhi, the first woman Prime Minister of India. He established a parliamentary government and is known for his nonaligned or neutralist policies in foreign affairs. He participated in India's Independence movement and was a principle leader in the 1930s and 40s.

Jawaharlal Nehru: Quick Facts

Born on: 14 November, 1889

Place of Birth: Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Father's Name: Motilal Nehru

Mother's Name: Swarup Rani Nehru

Spouse: Kamala Nehru

Children: Indira Gandhi

Education: Harrow School, London; Trinity College, Cambridge; Inns of Court School of Law, London

Occupation: Barrister, Writer, and Politician

Political party: Indian National Congress

Political Ideology: Nationalism, Socialism, Democracy

Award: Bharat Ratna

Publications/Works: The Discovery of India, Glimpses of World History, Jawaharlal Nehru's Autobiography, Letters from a Father to his Daughter, etc.

Died: 27 May 1964

Place of Death: New Delhi

Cause of Death: Heart attack

Memorial: Shantivan, New Delhi

Jawaharlal Nehru: Early Life, Family, and Education

Jawaharlal Nehru was born in a Kashmiri Brahman family. His father Motilal Nehru was a renowned lawyer and leader of the Indian independence movement. He was also one of the prominent associates of Mahatma Gandhi. Jawaharlal Nehru was the eldest son of Motilal Nehru out of four children and two of whom were girls. He completed his early education until the age of 14 at home under private tutors. At the age of fifteen, he went to England at Harrow school. After two years, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge, and earned an honours degree in natural sciences. At the Inner Temple, London, he had completed his studies for a barrister.

He spent seven years in England but was very confused and always felt that he is in a half home neither in England nor in India. And so, he had written, "I have become a queer mixture of East and West, out of place everywhere, at home now where". He came back to India in around 1912. He had an interest in the struggle of all nations who suffered under foreign domination. In 1916, he married Kamala Kaul and settled in Delhi. In 1917, Indira Priyadarshini (Indira Gandhi) was born.

Jawaharlal Nehru: Political Journey

- He attended the Bankipore Congress as a delegate in 1912.

- In 1919, he became the Secretary of the Home Rule League, Allahabad.

- In 1916, the first time he met with Mahatma Gandhi , and was immensely inspired by him.

- In 1920, he organised the first Kisan March in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh.

- Due to the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22), he was imprisoned twice.

- In September 1923, he became the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee.

- In 1926, he toured Italy, Switzerland, England, Belgium, Germany, and Russia.

- As an official delegate of the Indian National Congress, he had attended the Congress of oppressed Nationalities in Brussels in Belgium.

- In 1927, he attended the tenth-anniversary celebrations of the October Socialist Revolution in Moscow.

- During the Simon Commission in 1928, he was lathi-charged in Lucknow.

- He attended the All-Party Congress on 29 August 1928 and was one of the signatories to the Nehru Report on Indian Constitutional Reform that was named after his father Shri Motilal Nehru.

- In 1928, he founded the 'Independence for India League' and became its General Secretary.

- He was elected the President of the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress in 1929. In this session only, the complete goal for the independence of the country was adopted.

- During 1930-35, he was imprisoned several times, due to the connection with Salt Satyagraha and other movements launched by the Congress.

- On 14 February 1935, he had completed his 'Autobiography' in Almora Jail.

- After releasing from jail, he went to Switzerland to see his ailing wife.

- He was again arrested for offering an individual Satyagraha on 31 October, 1940 to protest against India's forced participation in the war.

- In December 1941, he was released from jail.

- At the 'All India Congress Committee' session in Bombay on 7 August, 1942, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru moved the 'Quit India' resolution.

- He was arrested with other leaders on 8 August, 1942 and taken to Ahmednagar Fort. This was the longest and his last detention.

- He was released from Jail in January 1945 and organised a legal defence for officers and men of the INA charged with treason.

- In July, 1946, for the fourth time, he was elected as the President of the Congress and again for three more terms from 1951 to 1954.

In this way, he became the first Prime Minister of independent India. He was the first Prime Minister to hoist the national flag and make his iconic speech "Tryst with Destiny" from the ramparts of the Lal Quilla (Red Fort).

Major works of Jawaharlal Nehru after becoming the Prime Minister of India

- He imparted modern values and thought.

- He insisted on the secular and liberalist approach.

- He focused on the basic unity of India.

- He advocated democratic socialism and encouraged India's industrialisation by implementing the first five-year plans in 1951.

- Promoted scientific and technological advancements by establishing higher learning.

- Also, instituted various social reforms like free public education, free meals for Indian children, legal rights for women including the ability to inherit property, divorce their husbands, laws to prohibit discrimination based on caste, etc.

Jawaharlal Nehru: Legacy

He believed in pluralism, socialism, liberalism, and democracy. He had an immense love for children and so, his birthday is celebrated as Children's Day in India. He supported and generated a way for India's education by envisioning the top tier institutions of India including the Indian Institute of Technology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and India's first Space Program, etc.

Jawaharlal Nehru: Death

On 27 May 1964, he died due to a heart attack. He was cremated at the Shantivan on the banks of the Yamuna River in Delhi.

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