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Important Points: Introduction - Early Life of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru - Education of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru - His Political Career - As a Successful Prime Minister - Conclusion.
IntroductionPandit Jawaharlal Nehru was a great hero of the Indian freedom struggle. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was the one who played an important role in the politics of India before and after independence. Because of his love for children, his birthday is celebrated as Children's Day.
Early Life of Pandit Jawaharlal NehruPandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad (Prayagraj). His father Motilal Nehru was a well-known lawyer of the city and mother Swaroop Rani Nehru belonged to a well-known Kashmiri Brahmin family of Lahore.
Education of Pandit Jawaharlal NehruHe was taught at home by private teachers in his childhood. He completed his schooling from Harrow in England. Jawaharlal Nehru acquired the knowledge of Hindi, English and Sanskrit languages by staying at his home till the age of 13. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied law at the Inns of Court School of Law in London. His father, Pt. Motilal Nehru was a very famous and successful barrister.
During this period he also studied politics, economics, history and literature. Bernard Shaw, Wells, J. The writings of M. Keynes, Meredith Townsend had a profound effect on his political thinking. After completing his degree in 1910, Nehru went to London to study law and practiced law from the Inner Temple Inn. Nehru returned to India after completing his education in 1912. After completing his education, he returned to India and became a lawyer in the Allahabad High Court.
His Political CareerHe was interested in Indian politics. He could not keep himself away from the Indian freedom struggle. He participated in many movements. He also went to jail several times. He was very close to Gandhiji. Jawaharlal Nehru participated shoulder to shoulder with Mahatma Gandhi in the Salt Satyagraha, Quit India Movement, Non-Cooperation Movement and many such important movements. In 1928, as a result of being the leader of the movement against the Simon Commission, Nehru and others were lathi-charged by the police.
Nehru was once again arrested because of Nehru's historic resolution "Quit India" in the Congress Committee meeting held on 7 August 1942 in Bombay (Mumbai). This was the last time he was going to jail. This time Nehru was arrested for a long time. In his entire life, he has been jailed nine times for serving the country.
As a Successful Prime MinisterPandit Nehru became the first Prime Minister of independent India. He proved to be a very capable leader. Newborn India had many problems. Pt. Nehru dealt with them all very effectively. He acted wisely during the partition of India.
Various issues like freedom of religion, adult franchise, equality before the law etc. were presented under his rule. All major industries were nationalised. Pt. Nehru worked for the development of agriculture. He started many big projects. He did IIT, IIM and A. I.I.M.S. directed towards development. At that time the world was divided into two camps. But, he initiated the policy of non-alignment. He presented the principles of Panchsheel.
ConclusionPandit Nehru took the responsibility of India when it was a newborn. He laid the foundation for all the important projects. He died on 27 May 1964. His death was a great loss to the country. As an Indian leader, he has also played his role by enduring many tortures. We can never forget his contribution towards the development of the country.
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