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• • • • Jawaharlal Nehru death anniversary: Inspirational quotes, messages and thoughts of Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru death anniversary: Inspirational quotes, messages and thoughts of Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru inspirational quotes, thoughts: On his death anniversary, we share some inspirational quotes of the leader that have stayed with us over the years, are are more relevant now than ever. Jawaharlal Nehru quotes, thoughts: Today is the death anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister. (Source: Express Archives; designed by Gargi Singh) Jawaharlal Nehru quotes, thoughts: The first Prime Minister of independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was a visionary and an exemplary leader who played a key role in the struggle for freedom. The political stalwart died today, in the year 1964. It is believed the Sino-Indian War impacted his health adversely, causing it to fail. Nehru, who was born on November 14, 1889 into a Kashmiri Brahman family in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), was home-schooled until the age of 15, after which he went to Harrow in England, and later to Trinity College in Cambridge. When he was 22, he returned to India to practise law with his father, barrister Motilal Nehru. It is said that his political awakening happened when he learnt about Annie Besant’s arrest in 1917. He then joined the All India Home Rule League. In the year 1919, after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre — in which some 379 Indians were killed and more than 1000 injured — Nehru overheard the orchestra...

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, was always seen with a red rose pinned to his coat. In a post shared about an hour ago on Instagram, the Congress explains the reason behind it. Shared on the occasion of Rose Day, the post, which includes a photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru with his signature red rose, explains that he always pinned the flower to his coat in memory of his wife, Kamala Nehru, who died in 1938. "Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru pinned a fresh red rose to his coat everyday as a reminder of his life with his wife Mrs. Kamala Nehru, who passed away in 1938 after a prolonged illness," reads the post.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. He was also the longest-serving prime minister of the country and remained in office for about 17 years — from 1947 till he died at the age of 74 on May 27, 1964. Fondly called “Chacha Nehru”, he loved children very much and his birthday is celebrated as “Children's Day”. It is said that he was the architect of modern India and laid the foundations of several institutions that today contribute to India's growth, development, and security. Early life Jawaharlal Nehru studied at home under private tutors till the age of 15 and then he moved to England to pursue higher studies. He returned to India at the age of 22 to practice law with his father, Motilal Nehru. But he jumped straight into politics. One of the prominent politicians of India, Jawaharlal Nehru had an interest in politics from a young age. As a student, he would study about nations that struggled against foreign domination. Inevitably, he was drawn into India's freedom movement. Tryst with Congress and Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru attended the Indian National Congress' meeting in Bankipore, Patna, as a delegate in 1912. Four years later, he met Mahatma Gandhi for the first time and felt immensely inspired by him. He began working closely with Mahatma Gandhi for India's independence. In 1920, Jawaharlal Nehru organised the first Kisan March in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. Between 1920 and 1922, he was imprisoned twice in connection with th...

Karsh—Rapho/Photo Researchers (1889–1964). For more than 20 years Jawaharlal Nehru worked with Mahatma Gandhi to free Nehru was born in Allahabad, India, on Nov. 14, 1889. His ancestors were Kashmiri who had migrated from their native home in the early 1800s. His father, Motilal Nehru, was a leader of the Indian independence movement. When Jawaharlal was 16 he went to England to study at Harrow and later Cambridge. He returned to India in 1912 and became a lawyer in Allahabad. Nehru met Nehru was equally at home in the cultures of India and the West. From Western economic and political thought he drew what he believed was best for India. He disliked Gandhi’s idealization of the simple life. He aimed to make India a democratic socialist state, tolerant of all religions. In foreign policy, he tried to follow a path of nonalignment during the Cold War, not siding with either the United States or the Soviet Union, or their allies. Nehru retained office of prime minister in the 1952, 1957, and 1962 elections. He died in New Delhi on May 27, 1964. Nehru’s wife, Kamala, whom he had married in 1916, died in 1936. Their daughter, Indira, was the first lady of India during his years as prime minister. This led to her own political career; not long after he died she became prime minister of India, under her married name, Nehru’s writings include an autobiography, collections of speeches and essays, and several historical works, including Glimpses of World History (1934–35) and The Di...