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Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, he served as the country's first prime minister, holding office for 16 years 286 days. Nehru prom…
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At the dawn of history India started on her unending quest, and trackless centuries are filled with her striving and the grandeur of her success and her failures. Through good and ill fortune alike she has never lost sight of that quest or forgotten the ideals which gave her strength.
These Central Asian republics have a special interest for us because of our age-old contact with Middle Asia. They are even more fascinating because of the remarkable progress they have made during the past few years. Under the Tsars they were very backward and superstitious countries with hardly any education and their women mostly behind the veil. Today they are ahead of India in many respects.
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“At the dawn of history India started on her unending quest, and trackless centuries are filled with her striving and the grandeur of her success and her failures. Through good and ill fortune alike she has never lost sight of that quest or forgotten the ideals which gave her strength.”
“These Central Asian republics have a special interest for us because of our age-old contact with Middle Asia. They are even more fascinating because of the remarkable progress they have made during the past few years. Under the Tsars they were very backward and superstitious countries with hardly any education and their women mostly behind the veil. Today they are ahead of India in many respects.”
“The State shall endeavor to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.”
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“all the old problems ... pale into insignificance before the latest stand taken by the Muslim League leader in Lahore”
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myind.net: High Command vs. State Leadership How Jawaharlal Nehru Undermined UPs Political Stalwarts Part 3
thenewsmill.com: 86th Fit India Sundays on Cycle fosters patriotism and fitness at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Oneindia: Ex-PM Jawaharlal Nehru's 'Kissing, Hugging' Pics Go Viral After BJP MP's Rahul Gandhi Counterattack
outlookindia.com: After Rahul Gandhi's Hug Jibe, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey Shares Nehru Photos; Congress Hits Back
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Hindustan Times: 'Freedom itself is a means': Jawaharlal Nehru's article for HT in 1933 | Hindustan Times
livemint.com: Jawaharlal Nehru did not hoist India’s first tricolour at Red Fort on August 15, 1947 - Here's why
news24online.com: Independence Day 2026: PM Modi to deliver 13th consecutive address from Red Fort, second-most after Jawaharlal Nehru
The Hindu: Telangana CM to unveil statues of Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajiv Gandhi in Sangareddy, address public meeting
Hindustan Times: Indra Mohan Pandey: ‘Panditji just passed by us... I could see him clearly’ | India News
News18: ‘Tryst With Destiny’: 10 Things Nehru Said In India’s First Independence Day Speech
The Quint rated the claim “The image shows former PM of India Jawaharlal Nehru being grabbed by the collar by a woman after he stepped out of Parliament.” False.
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The Quint: Viral Image of Woman Grabbing Jawaharlal Nehru by His Collar Is AI-Generated
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indiatoday.in: August 15, 1947, inauspicious said astrologers. Nehru found a solution
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Photo shows a woman grabbing the collar of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.” False.
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BOOM Fact Check: Viral Photo Of Woman Grabbing Jawaharlal Nehru’s Collar Is AI-Generated | BOOM
ANDAMAN SHEEKHA: ANTCC Observes 62nd Death Anniversary of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
organiser.org: Article 370 & J&K: What Jawaharlal Nehru said in Parliament about its temporary and transitional constitutional nature
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PTI rated the claim “Video shows Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto mistakenly addresses Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Jawaharlal Nehru.” Misleading.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows Jawaharlal Nehru saying, Take care of this country, otherwise after 75 years, an uneducated man will divide it on the basis of religion” False.
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fact checker rated the claim “Speech excerpts from Jawaharlal Nehru's speech” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “The video is old and real, which shows former PM Nehru warning people against the spread of communal politics in the country in the future.” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “Video showing Jawaharlal Nehru saying, “Take care of this country, otherwise after 75 years, an uneducated man will divide it on the basis of religion”.” FALSE.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows Jawaharlal Nehru saying, "Take care of this country, otherwise after 75 years, an uneducated man will divide it on the basis of religion"” False.
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NDTV: "His Ideals Will Always Guide Us": Rahul Gandhi Pays Tribute To Jawaharlal Nehru
fact checker rated the claim “I am a Christian by education, Muslim by culture, Hindu by misfortune. – Jawaharlal Nehru” False.
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India TV: PM Modi pays tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary: 'I pay homage to our former Prime Minister'
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FACTLY rated the claim “M.O. Mathai made comments in his autobiography that Nehru’s family has Islamic lineage.” FALSE.
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“Cambridge is becoming too full of Indians.”
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When he was selected by the victorious Janata alliance as their parliamentary leader
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To guarantee the indefinite use of Hindi and English as official languages
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Died 1964-05-27.
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“The present objective is Kashmir . The next declared objective is Patiala , East Punjab and Delhi . “ On to Delhi " is the cry all over West Punjab.”
To ensure the continuing use of English beyond 1965
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Nehru brought in legislation making it illegal to demand secession and introduced the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution which makes it necessary for those running for office to take an oath that says "I will uphold
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Nehru led the Congress to victory with a diminished majority
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Career landmark: Minister of Defence (1962–1962).
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The president of Pakistan (then closely aligned with the Americans) Ayub Khan was made to guarantee his neutrality regarding India, threatened by "communist aggression from Red China"
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By India, when Nehru promised the people that their laws would be left intact
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After which Nehru formally annexed it to India
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Nehru adopted the "Forward Policy" of setting up military outposts in disputed areas of the Sino-Indian border, including 43 outposts in territory not previously controlled by India
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Which aroused criticism for alleged nepotism, although Nehru had actually disapproved of her election, partly because he considered that it smacked of "dynasticism"; he said, indeed it was "wholly undemocratic and an und
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And the fifth was a failed bombing attempt on train tracks in Maharashtra in 1961
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Career landmark: Minister of Finance (1956–1956).
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Nehru criticised the joint invasion of the Suez Canal by the British, French, and Israelis
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“We have passed one of two laws recently and we are considering one… in regard to Hindu marriage and divorce..these are personal faith ingrained in custom, habit and religion..now we do not dare to touch the Muslims because they are a minority and we do not want the Hindu majority to do it. These are personal laws and so will remain for the Muslims until they want to change them…we do not wish to create the impression that we are forcing any particular thing in regard to Muslims”
Awarded Bharat Ratna (1955).
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Through the nationalisation and amalgamation of the Imperial Bank with several smaller banks
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Recommending the reorganisation of India's states
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Churchill called Nehru, "the light of Asia", and a greater light than Gautama Buddha
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Declared that "I also want a classless society in India and the world
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Nehru was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour
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Which recognised Chinese sovereignty over Tibet
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Nehru signed with China the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, known in India as the Panchsheel (from the Sanskrit words, panch: five, sheel: virtues), a set of principles to govern relations between the two states
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Nehru orchestrated the ouster and arrest of Sheikh Abdullah, the prime minister of Kashmir, whom he had previously supported but was now suspected of harbouring separatist ambitions; Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad replaced him
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The forerunner of the Bharatiya Janata Party
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With English continuing as an associate official language for 15 years, after which Hindi would become the sole official language
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Leaving Nehru as the unchallenged leader of India until his own death in 1964
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After Mathai resigned in protest over the transfer of certain powers to the Planning Commission
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And hoped to act as an intermediary to bridge the gulf and tensions between the communist states and the Western bloc
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Stated:We, who for generations had talked about and attempted in everything a peaceful way and practised non-violence, should now be, in a sense, glorifying our army, navy and air force
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Nehru had promised to hold a plebiscite in Kashmir under the auspices of the UN
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Nehru was conferred an honorary doctorate by the University of Mysore
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Career landmark: member of the Committee on Subjects Assigned to the Union Centre (1947).
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While he was visiting the North-West Frontier Province (now in Pakistan) in a car
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Served as the country's first prime minister, holding office for 16 years 286 days
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Career landmark: Minister of External Affairs (1947–1964).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of India (1947–1964).
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Led to elections to the provincial assemblies
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Career landmark: Member of the Constituent Assembly of India (1946–1950).
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Career landmark: member of the Negotiating Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India (1946).
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Gandhi called on the British to leave India; Nehru, though reluctant to embarrass the allied war effort, had no alternative but to join Gandhi
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“the background is the same, the various epithets are the same and the actors are the same and the results must be the same”
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At the Karachi session chaired by Vallabhbhai Patel
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“It seemed as though a spring had been suddenly released”
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Nehru called for complete independence from the British Raj
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Nehru had already drafted the "Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy" resolution that set the government agenda for an independent India
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Nehru gradually emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian independence movement
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Nehru had declared that, "The Indian States cannot live apart from the rest of India and their rulers must, unless they accept their inevitable limitations, go the way of others like them
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“The Indian States cannot live apart from the rest of India and their rulers must, unless they accept their inevitable limitations, go the way of others like them.”
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Nehru had affirmed that "Our economic programme must aim at the removal of all economic inequalities"
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Gandhi agreed to Nehru's demands and proposed a resolution that called for the British to grant Dominion status to India within two years
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Approved his resolution for independence despite Gandhi's criticism
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Nehru left for Europe with his wife and daughter to seek treatment for his wife's tuberculosis diagnosis
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Nehru was imprisoned in Nabha, a princely state, when he went there to see the struggle that was being waged by the Sikhs against the corrupt Mahants
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As a result of the Chauri Chaura incident
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Nehru played an influential role in directing political activities in the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) as provincial Congress secretary
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Nehru married Kamala Kaul, who came from a Kashmiri Pandit family settled in Delhi
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At the Lucknow session of the Congress, but he had been then dissuaded by his father from being drawn into Gandhi's satyagraha politics
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Under the leadership of Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak to voice a demand for Swaraj or self-governance
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Nehru attended the annual session of the Congress at Patna
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Nehru moved to London and studied law at the Inner Temple (one of the four Inns of Court to which English barristers must belong)
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Studied at Trinity College, Bachelor of Arts (1910).
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When he had begun his institutional schooling at Harrow, a leading school in England where he was nicknamed "Joe", G
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Studied at Harrow School (1905).
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Born 1889-11-14.
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We have passed one of two laws recently and we are considering one… in regard to Hindu marriage and divorce..these are personal faith ingrained in custom, habit and religion..now we do not dare to touch the Muslims because they are a minority and we do not want the Hindu majority to do it. These are personal laws and so will remain for the Muslims until they want to change them…we do not wish to create the impression that we are forcing any particular thing in regard to Muslims
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