Civil Disobedience formula got huge success in Champaran. Natives were well known by the perfection of Civil Disobedience in South Africa.When Rawlett Act was imposed in 1920, then too it was decided to oppose it by means of Civil Disobedience. But before starting the agitation Gandhiji decided to travel entire country. For and for his […]
Rajendra Prasad had already influenced by the activities of Congress but yet he did not participate in any Congress meeting. He got a chance to participate in Congress session in 1906. That session was held in Calcutta. First time he heard the speeches of Madan Mohan Malviya, Jinnah and Sorojini Naidu. Till then moderate and
Rajendra was married with Rajvanshi Devi at the young age of thirteen. At that time he was a student of 5th class. Before that his grand parents had died. His father-in-law was an attorney in Aara.His father’s financial position was not good at the time of his marriage.His wife Smt. Rajvanshi Devi was an ideal
The ancestors of Babu Rajendra Prasad were the prototype residents of Amodha (Uttar Pradesh). It was a Kayastha family. Some Kayastha families had settled in Balia leaving Amodha. Even some of the families then immigrated to a village in Saran district, Bihar. Very few people were literate in these families. The family of Rajendra Prasad
Once Gandhiji said—“The Indian Democracy which I assume, that will be adorned by a farmer as its President.”And after achieving independence that great personage, whom public representatives elected unanimously for the supreme post, was not a farmer by occupation, but by nature he was a farmer.That great person was—Doctor Rajendra Prasad.He was simple and energetic
After a decisive vitctory over Pakistan in 1971 war and creation of a new state over the Globe—Bangladesh—both the countries agreed to maintain peace in the region.On July 2, 1972 an agreement reached between President Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India said:The Government of India and the Government of
“We record our homage and deep admiration for the Womanhood of India who in the hour of peril for the motherland forsook the shelter of their homes and with unfailing courage and endurance stood shoulder to shoulder with their menfolk, in the frontline of India’s national army to share with them the sacrifices and triumphs
Born on November 19, 1917 in an illustrious family, Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Being academically inclined, she studied at Ecole Nouvelle, Bex (Switzerland), Ecole Internationale, Geneva, Pupils’ Own School, Poona and Bombay, Badminton School, Bristol, Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketan and Somerville College, Oxford.She was conferred Honorary doctoral degree by a host
Indian history has been witness to only one female Prime Minister—Indira Gandhi. She was the third Prime Minister of India and the daughter of the first—Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru. Her charm, intelligence and charisma made her a powerful statesperson, much loved and admired by her people.A Politically Charged ChildhoodBorn on 19th November 1917, in Allahabad, she
Jawaharlal Nehru became the Prime Minister of India in 1947. He was one of the great Indian leaders genuine in his words, genuine in his feelings, genuine in his expressions and he was in the forefront of all activities concerned with the freedom for his country.Nehru sacrificed his own comforts to free his motherland from
1917, November 19 Date of birth1930 Founded the Bal Charkha Sangh and was part of the Vanar Sena—children’s organization which ran messages to help the Freedom Movement during the non-cooperative movement. Goes to study in England and joins Somerville College in Oxford.1938 Joins the Indian National Congress1942 Marries Feroze Gandhi. The couple is soon imprisoned
Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917 and was the only child of Jawaharlal and Kamla Nehru. The active participation of both her parents in India’s independence struggle from the British, Indira was drawn to politics at an early age. It was as if politics and politicians always surrounded her.By the time she was
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) was the only child of Kamla and Jawaharlal Nehru. She spent part of her childhood in Allahabad, where the Nehrus had their family residence, and part in Switzerland.She received her college education at Somerville College, Oxford. After India’s attainment of independence, and the ascendancy of Jawaharlal Nehru, to the office of the
The only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira was raised in a home that was at the centre of India’s nationalist movement during its most tumultuous period. Her grandfather Motilal Nehru was also a freedom fighter; her father occupied centre stage within the Congress Party for two decades before independence in 1947; and her mother, although
Indira Gandhi (November 19, 1917-October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and from January 14, 1980 until her assassination in 1984.She was the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India.A brilliant political strategist and thinker, Indira also possessed an extraordinary desire for