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India remembers the first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary today. The day is also celebrated as Children’s Day.
Nehru was born on November 14, 1889. Called Pandit Nehru and Chacha Nehru by various sections and age-groups of the society, Jawaharlal Nehru hailed from a prominent lawyer family and began his career in law before turning to the freedom struggle.
As the then Congress President in 1929, Nehru called for complete independence from the British rule. It was during his tenure that the Constitution of India was enacted in 1950, after which he embarked on an ambitious program of economic, social and political reforms.
On the stalwart’s 130th birth anniversary, here’s looking at how he shaped India’s freedom struggle and ultimate move towards Independence. It was during his stay in Britain that Nehru developed interest in Indian politics.
It was within few months after his return to India in 1912 that Nehru attended an annual session of the Indian National Congress in Patna. He decided to work for the INC in support of the Indian civil rights movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa.
In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru.
Political leaders and eminent persons will pay tributes to him at his Samadhi, Shanti Vana in New Delhi.