jawaharlal nehru
awaharlal Nehru (Hindustani: [ˈdʒəʋaːɦərˈlaːl ˈneːɦru] (
listen); 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964)
was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian
politics for much of the 20th century. He emerged as the paramount leader of
the Indian Independence Movement under the tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment
as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in office in 1964.[5] Nehru is considered to be the
architect of the modern Indian nation-state; a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic.[6] He was the father of Indira Gandhi and the maternal grandfather of Rajiv Gandhi,
who were to later serve as the third and sixth Prime Ministers of India,
respectively.
listen); 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964)
was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian
politics for much of the 20th century. He emerged as the paramount leader of
the Indian Independence Movement under the tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment
as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in office in 1964.[5] Nehru is considered to be the
architect of the modern Indian nation-state; a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic.[6] He was the father of Indira Gandhi and the maternal grandfather of Rajiv Gandhi,
who were to later serve as the third and sixth Prime Ministers of India,
respectively.
The son of a
prominent lawyer and nationalist statesman, Nehru was a graduate of Cambridge University and the Inner Temple,
where he trained to be a barrister. Upon his return to India, he enrolled at
the Allahabad High Court while taking an interest in national
politics. Nehru's involvement in politics would gradually replace his legal
practice. A committed nationalist since his teenage years, Nehru became a
rising figure in Indian politics during the upheavals of the 1910s. He became
the preeminent leader of the left-wing factions of the Indian National Congress during the 1920s, and eventually of
the entire Congress, with the tacit approval of his mentor, Gandhi. As Congress President, Nehru called for
complete independence from Britain, and initiated a decisive shift towards the
left in Indian politics. He was the principal author of the Indian Declaration of Independence (1929).
Nehru and the
Congress dominated Indian politics during the 1930s as the country moved
towards independence. His idea of a secular nation state was seemingly
validated when the Congress under his leadership swept the provincial elections
in 1937 while the separatist Muslim League failed to form a government in any of
the Indian provinces. But, these achievements were seriously compromised in the
aftermath of the Quit India Movement in 1942 which saw the British
effectively
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