Whole country was anxiously waiting for his arrival. He had made India proud in whole world, established friendly relations with many countries, so the whole India was thankful to him. He had proved that, he is the true son of her motherland. Hence when Jawaharlal returned, the first thing which was done by the President […]
Jawaharlal had only one slogan—Aram Haram Hai. He repeated it again and again and on every occasion. It was not only a saying; he himself used to work for 20 hours a day. Hundreds of national and international problems surrounded him everyday. For a person who is moving higher and higher on a developing path,
The planning commission was established by a resolution of the government of India on March 15, 1950. Nehru urged the planning commission to finalize a five-year plan with emphasis on self-sufficiency in food and the rapid reduction of unemployment. Hence in April 1951, it has the beginning of five year plans. Now India has to
Mao-Tse-Tung had recognised the importance of India. His slogan for sometime was that the two countries should stand together and they would be a factor in the world. Chou-En-Lai, the Prime Minister of China admitted that the two countries could adopt separate methods, though they were similar and had similar problems. After becoming a republican
War broke out in Korea on 25th June 1950, and the same day a resolution was brought forward in the Security Council blaming North Korea for an armed attack and calling on all members of the United Nations to render every assistance to the organization in securing the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of
On 11th October 1949, Jawaharlal went on an official visit to U.S.A. His past efforts met with marked approval in U.S. and by the beginning of 1949, the country had a general acclaim for Nehruji.The ‘Sun’ commented on Nehruji—“He is in many ways the most impressive statesman to emerge on the post-war scene. His greatness
Bapu was a saint—he left the world after giving the message of non-violence and peace. But the torch which he had lighted of world peace had been continued by Jawaharlal. Although there was a difference of opinion between Jawaharlal and Gandhiji but the path in which they had to move was the same.Once Gandhiji wrote
In deep grief Gandhiji reached Delhi on 9th September. He was so low and on seeing this Jawaharlal was very upset. Every effort to stop riots went in vain. So lastly Gandhiji decided to go for hunger strike on 13th February 1948. This news made the whole country mum. The leaders were shocked and then
And finally the appointed day came and the sensation of freedom overweighted the pain felt at the prospect of partition. Jawaharlal said, “Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of
When Jawaharlal was in jail, a new army was organised under the leadership of Subhash Chandra Bose. The army of 40 thousand soldiers revolted against the British rule. Bose formed his army in Singapore and gave it the name of ‘Azad Hind Fauz’.On the other hand Jinnah became active for forming a separate country Pakistan
During Jawaharlal’s absence in Europe he had been re-elected President of the Congress in 1936. On the other, world was changing fastly. Europe was facing with a threat of war and there was an indication of second world war. Japan had attacked China. In March 1938, Hitler had captured Austria. Soon Britain had been dragged
While going to jail, only Kamla’s health worried him. From the Presidency jail, Jawaharlal was transferred to the Alipore Central Jail. He was not in good health in Alipore, his weight had gone down. In May, he was transferred to Dehradun. On the other side the health of Kamla also kept on deteriorating day by
On 8th April 1932, Jawaharlal was sent to jail for sixth term on account of anti-government activities. Even their relatives had not been bestowed. Shri Ranjit Pandit, Sant Krishna Nehru all of them were in jail. Due to the ill-health, Kamla Nehru was not arrested. Jawaharlal’s mother was seeing all the happenings but she was
Tej Bahadur Sapru and M.R. Jayakar wished for peace between the congress and the government. They met the viceroy and visited Gandhi and tried to negotiate a settlement. While Gandhiji sounded accommodating on the constitutional issue, he clearly not given his whole mind to it and insisted that Jawaharlal’s should be the final voice. So
The police actions at Lucknow confirmed Jawaharlal’s national standing. He was no longer merely a politician of the United Provinces; throughout India his popularity leapt, and he was firmly established as one of the front runners of his generation.Gandhi realized and welcomed this—‘‘My love to you. It was all done bravely. You have braver things