Jawaharlal Nehru

14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964

Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian independence leader and the first Prime Minister of India, serving from 1947 until his death in 1964. A central figure in the Indian National Congress, he shaped modern India's democratic institutions, secular state, and nonaligned foreign policy.

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Birth in Allahabad, British India
14 November 1889

Born into a prominent Kashmiri Pandit family in Allahabad.

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Studies at Cambridge and the Inner Temple
1907 – 1912

Read natural science at Trinity College, Cambridge, and trained as a barrister in London.

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Becomes President of the Indian National Congress
1929

Presided over the Lahore session that called for complete independence.

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Imprisoned during the freedom struggle
c. 1930 – 1945

Was jailed repeatedly by the British for civil disobedience and the Quit India movement.

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Becomes first Prime Minister of India
15 August 1947 – 27 May 1964

Took office as independent India's first Prime Minister and delivered the 'Tryst with Destiny' speech.

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Co-founds the Non-Aligned Movement
1961

Helped shape the policy of nonalignment during the Cold War.

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Leads India during the Sino-Indian War
20 October 1962 – 21 November 1962

Oversaw India during its 1962 border war with China.

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Death in New Delhi
27 May 1964

Died in office in New Delhi at the age of 74.

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