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Jawaharlal Nehru
Pundit Jwaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and a leading figure in the indian indepence struggle and the process of political development in the country post independence. Home tutored and then later having finished his education in law from England, Nehru on returning to India had enrolled himself as an advocate at the Allahabad High Court. However, his career in law was shortlived and he soon got extensively involved in the independence movement. As president of the Indian National Congress, Nehru had called for complete independence from the British Raj in 1929. As prime minister of independent India, Nehru had initiated socio-economic policies of the idealistic socialist kind. The Nehruvian model of development came under a lot of criticism from opposition parties in years after his death. During his prime ministerial tenure, Nehru mentored his daughter Indira Gandhi in political affairs. She went on to be elected as the prime minister in 1957. Nehru was also a prolific writer and orator and authored books like 'The Discovery of India' and 'Glimpses of the World History'.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NEWS
RSS at 100: Patel vs Nehru, and many twists in between, in Sangh's ties with Congress
October 02, 2025 7:22 am
While Patel accused RSS of spreading “communal poison” and banned it after Gandhi's assassination, he also thought its members were patriots, whose “enthusiasam and discipline” needed to be turned into “right channels”
Have a question for Sardar Patel? Culture Ministry has some answers
September 23, 2025 6:57 am
A holobox avatar of the late Deputy PM and Home Minister at Prime Ministers Museum and Library fields queries – from Patel’s relationship with Nehru and Gandhi, to his action against RSS.
Feroze Gandhi cannot be forgotten because he lives in the marrow of India’s democratic experiment
September 16, 2025 6:13 pm
Social media mobs mocked Rahul Gandhi for failing to publicly remember his grandfather on his birth anniversary. What makes the present trolling so hollow is that those who contributed nothing to the freedom struggle now demand ritualised remembrance from those whose ancestors filled India’s jails
Sixty years after his death, remembering Muktibodh’s poetry — and his refusal to simplify reality
September 10, 2025 3:51 pm
From his attention to method to his political defiance, Muktibodh offers a vital lesson for a time obsessed with ‘accessibility’ and message-driven art
When Nehru first met Mao, discussed the United States as a shared concern: 'The US is not mature...'
September 07, 2025 10:41 am
Jawaharlal Nehru visited Mao Zedong in China in 1954, becoming the first Indian PM and the first non-Communist foreign leader to do so. The New York Times then quoted Nehru as saying that he regarded the trip “as the most important foreign mission of his life”.
Ram Madhav writes: This Independence Day, a look at founding fathers’ vision of India — and how we have fared
August 16, 2025 10:56 am
Instead of Gandhi’s and Aurobindo’s idea of a ‘resurgent nation’, we got Nehru’s ambition of a ‘nation in the making’
Independence Day 2025 Quotes: From Lala Lajpat Rai to Smriti Mandhana; celebrating freedom & power of education
August 17, 2025 9:30 am
India 79th Independence Day 2025 Slogans, Quotes: From inspiring words by contemporary icons to timeless reflections by national leaders, these slogans and quotes capture the spirit of independence while underscoring the role of education and self-reliance in shaping a stronger nation.
As Rahul Gandhi says Congress OBC outreach ‘fell short’, a recall of the party’s history with these communities
July 27, 2025 7:07 pm
Over the decades, the Congress missed several opportunities to reach out to OBCs. It also failed to claim credit for policy changes with regard to OBCs that were, in fact, initiated by Congress governments. Here’s how.
As Govt decides to legally contest Sonia Gandhi’s claim to Nehru’s papers, what are Private Papers of public figures?
June 24, 2025 8:59 pm
In 2008, Sonia Gandhi took away more than 50 cartons of Nehru’s documents that the first Prime Minister’s family had earlier donated to the PMML, and also barred access to other papers. Can donors impose conditions on the sharing of the papers they give away?
Milkha Singh said Jawaharlal Nehru ‘manipulated’ him to go to Pakistan after Partition horrors, recalls Dalip Tahil: 'He changed my life'
June 22, 2025 4:19 pm
Dalip Tahil recalled meeting the legendary athlete Milkha Singh and how he opened up to him about the pivotal role Jawaharlal Nehru played in his life.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PHOTOS
In Pics: Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru on his 135th birth Anniversary
November 14, 2024 3:39 pm
November 14, 2024, marks the 135th birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru aka Chacha Nehru. Following are some rare archival images commemorating highlights of his lifetime.
As Modi embarks on US visit, a look at Indian PMs attending State dinners at White House
June 20, 2023 9:15 pm
Here's a look at Indian Prime Ministers with US Presidents during their State Dinners over the years since India gained Independence.
Rare images of Jawaharlal Nehru on his 57th death anniversary
May 27, 2021 11:59 am
May 27, 2021 marks the 57th year of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru aka Chacha Nehru's demise. Following are some rare archival images commemorating highlights of his lifetime.
PM Modi, Congress leaders pay homage to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 55th death anniversary
May 27, 2019 11:38 am
India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru was born to Motilal Nehru and Swaroop Rani on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.
Jawaharlal Nehru's 128th birth anniversary: Manmohan Singh, Pranab Mukherjee offer tributes
November 14, 2017 4:06 pm
India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad in 1889. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh and former president Pranab Mukherjee paid their tribute to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 128th birth anniversary.
Remembering 'Chacha Nehru' on his death anniversary through some rare archive pictures
October 18, 2017 11:16 am
See here rare glimpse of Jawaharlal Nehru from Express archives. From his first speech on India's Independence, light moments at a cricket match to a stroll with Edwina Mountbatten.
Pranab Mukherjee, Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi pay homage to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 51st death anniversary
May 27, 2015 4:36 pm
Born on November 14, 1889, Nehru was one of the prominent nationalist leaders of the freedom struggle in the 20th century.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU VIDEOS
Nehru Erased From Rajasthan School Textbook
May 15, 2016 6:34 pm
Delhi police is competent to handle JNU unrest: Bassi
February 22, 2016 8:10 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi on Monday said he is confident that his team is competent enough to handle the Jawaharlal Nehru University unrest.He further said that the world is full of opportunities and options when asked whether the police will enter the JNU campus and arrest students.
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