Jawaharlal Nehru is called the greatest planner and designer of Modern India, as he was the first Prime Minister of India, who gave a shape to his Motherland, with his imaginative mind. He sacrificed his entire life to attain freedom for his country.
He attained popularity all over the world because of his inner virtues and pleasant personality.
This great leader was born at Allahabad on November 14, 1889 in a very affluent Kashmiri family. His father, Motilal Nehru was a reknowned lawyer, and had a flourishing practice in Allahabad.
Nehru was given primary education at his home. His parents sent him to England to pursue his higher studies when he reached the age of sixteen. He got educated in Cambridge University in England. Thereafter he studied law and returned to India as a full-fledged lawyer.
He began his practice as a lawyer in Allahabad High Court. Initially, he started this work enthusiastically but later on he began to hate the profession, when he came to know that the lawyer’s profession is in fact the liar’s profession, as the lawyer has to speak lies most of the time.
In the year 1916, he got married to beautiful damsel called Kamla Kaul. They were leading a blissful married life, until a tragedy befell on them. In 1924, Kamla Nehru got struck with a serious ailment. Jawaharlal Nehru sent her abroad for further treatment.
But inspite of getting the best treatment, she was not able to recover from her illness and thus finally died on February 29, 1936 in Switzerland.
Her death came as a big blow on the Nehru family. Nehru was deeply grieved with her death, but inspite of the bad circumstances he rose up again to serve his countrymen.
He gave up the profession of the lawyer and joined Mahatma Gandhi in his ‘Non-Co-operation Movement’. He was sent to prison numerous times when he fought for the freedom of his country. Yet, he didn’t accept defeat in his life.
He carried on with his efforts to gain freedom for his country. Finally, India achieved freedom on 15th August 1947 and Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India.
Jawaharlal Nehru extended his hands with leaders of all the neighbourly countries of the world including China. But he was shattered when the leaders of China betrayed his trust, by attacking India in the year 1962. Jawaharlal Nehru got another blow when the partition of India took place, inspite of his best efforts to save the country from getting divided. Nehru was a pleasant person, otherwise, as he remained in cheering spirits most of the time, but the betrayal of his friends particularly China made him sad. Nehru died on May 27, 1964. The entire nation mourned his death.
Nehru was a selfless and an impartial person. He wanted to give justice to all people irrespective of any caste, colour, creed or race.
He was a prolific writer. His book ‘Discovery of India’ is still read and appreciated by the readers spread worldwide. Nehru would be always remembered for his great contribution as an architect of free India.
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