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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
Under PM Nehru, India’s first Atomic Energy Act
December 21, 2025 7:31 am
India has made progress after the first atomic energy law. Currently, the government-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) operates 24 nuclear reactors, with a total capacity of 8,180 megawatts of electricity.
P Chidambaram writes: The second killing of Mahatma Gandhi
December 21, 2025 6:20 pm
What started with Jawaharlal Nehru has now reached Mahatma Gandhi. The BJP’s grave wrongs will not be forgiven by the people of India
Why Nehru opposed Bharat Ratna for Savarkar despite lauding his role in freedom struggle
December 18, 2025 4:09 pm
As per Nehru Archive papers, India's first PM was against Savarkar’s visit to National Defence Academy and backed dismantling of Cellular Jail, where the Hindutva icon had been imprisoned
Vande Mataram: The musical logic behind PM Nehru’s choice
December 14, 2025 5:10 pm
PM Modi gave a speech right after, revisiting Jawaharlal Nehru’s decision to drop two stanzas from the original Vande Mataram by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, framing it as an act of appeasement toward Muslim leaders, which, according to the PM, “sowed the seeds of the division of the nation”.
How Nehru, not Patel, became India’s first PM: The politics behind the 1946 Congress vote
December 12, 2025 6:14 pm
Amit Shah described Jawaharlal Nehru's elevation over Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1946 as ‘vote chori’. Here’s what happened in those tumultuous days in the run up to the 1946 Congress election.
What Nehru wrote on choice for National Anthem: Vande Mataram ‘difficult’ to understand, Jana Gana Mana ‘full of life’
December 11, 2025 11:06 am
Nehru was of the view that the tune of the National Anthem, as well as how foreign nations would perceive it, needed to be considered to make a choice.
Why Nehru did not want Vande Mataram as national anthem: ‘Premier song … (but) mournful … difficult for foreigners to appreciate’
December 08, 2025 9:38 am
Parliament debate on Vande Mataram: Weeks after row over the national song, PM Modi to open debate in Lok Sabha; BJP says “reality of Nehru ji will be revealed”
Days after Nehru Archive goes online, Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library launches digital archives
November 30, 2025 12:30 pm
The Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) houses one of the world’s largest collections of rare archival materials, comprising over 25 million documents belonging to more than 1,300 individuals and organisations.
Jawaharlal Nehru created a chronic wound in J&K through Article 370: JP Nadda
November 29, 2025 5:57 pm
Speaking in Vadodara on the occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations, BJP chief J P Nadda said only PM Narendra Modi had ensured that Patel “got his rightful due”.
From the Nehru archive: 'Vande Mataram not feasible as national anthem as its tune doesn't suit orchestral or band rendering'
November 24, 2025 12:13 pm
A letter to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on Vande Mataram vs Jana Gana Mana to an emotional speech on Kashmir – these are among thousands of pages and documents uploaded as part of 100-volume archive that is available online for free
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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