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
On 30 November, Simon was to reach Lucknow. Jawaharlal eagerly awaited the arrival of the commission in the United Provinces. Jawaharlal arrived in Lucknow on 25th and the tempo immediately rose. News of the death of Lajpat Rai on 18th November had already inflamed tempers throughout India, and Jawaharlal called on the youth of Lucknow
On seeing the increasing effect and popularity of Gandhi and Nehru, the British government had made a plan; and the plan was the visit of Simon Commission to India. The commission had been appointed to consider whether India was ready for a further instalment of constitutional reforms. To Indian nationalists of all shades of opinion,
The visit of the Prince of Wales in 1921 provided the Congress with an opportunity to show that it was a non-violent organization and could organize nationwide boycott effectively. The viceroy and secretary of state had thought of the visit as on assurance for the regime that there was enough loyalty among the people and
Jawaharlal was married in 1916 and the bride was ‘Kamla Kaul’. Kamla soon showed that she was a brave women of strong will. She joined Jawaharlal and the family in the freedom struggle.In the summer of 1920, he had taken the family up to Mussoorie, a hill station and was spending his time teaching his
On his return home from England, Jawaharlal found India politically dull. The political leaders were divided into extremists and moderates. The extremists at this time were without their leader, Tilak, who was in prison. The Congress, which was the organisation of Indian nationalists, was at this time a moderate group. Jawaharlal was a delegate to
Dissatisfied with private tuition, and in particular with Brooks, in May 1905 Motilal took his family to Britain and secured admission for his son at ‘Harrow’. Jawaharlal was now a boy of 15. He was good at his school work and impressed his teachers. Dr. Wood, Headmaster of Harrow, was fully satisfied with him in
Situated on the confluence of three rivers, the ancient religious town ‘Prayag’ is presently known as Allahabad. This beautiful town has a place called ‘Mirganj’ where at one time Motilal Nehru used to live. Here only a brilliant boy was born which was later known by the name ‘Jawahar Lal Nehru.’History of ancestorsThe Nehrus were