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Jawaharlal Nehru
prime minister of India
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Did Nehru insult Shivaji as Fadnavis claimed? What the former PM wrote about the Maratha king
• Oct. 6, 2024, 4:10 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Nehru was confused between socialism, communism and capitalism, mixed approach hindered India’s development: Tripura CM Manik Saha
• Sep. 26, 2024, 2:57 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Jawaharlal Nehru (born November 14, 1889, Allahabad, India—died May 27, 1964, New Delhi) was the first prime minister of independent India (1947–64), who established parliamentary government and became noted for his neutralist (nonaligned) policies in foreign affairs. He was also one of the principal leaders of the Indian Independence Movement during the 1930s and ’40s. Nehru was born to a family of Kashmiri Brahmans, noted for their administrative aptitude and scholarship, who had migrated to Delhi early in the 18th century. He was a son of Motilal Nehru, a renowned lawyer and leader of the Indian independence movement, who became ...(100 of 3202 words)