Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November, 1989 in a
Kashmiri Pandit family. His father’s name was Motilal Nehru who was a lawyer
and national leader. Jawaharlal Nehru was sent to England for higher studies.
He became a barrister in 1917. He
returned to India but did not practise law. He married Kamla Kaul in 1916. He
joined India’s freedom movement. He became the general secretary of the Indian
National Congress. He built up a struggle to free his motherland. He was sent
to jail several times and suffered a lot. He troubled the British government
with his freedom movement.
Jawaharlal Nehru loved children very much. He was the
“Chacha” for them. For this reason, 14 November is observed as the Children’s
Day every year. He played an important role in promoting international peace
and understanding. He was a great writer. He wrote The Discovery of India and the Glimpses
of World History.
When India became free on 15 August, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru
became the first Prime Minister of India. He started industrialisation of the country
which laid the foundation for modern
development of India. During the course of his prime ministership, Goa was
freed from the rule of Portuguese. He also fought a a war with Pakistan in 1948
and defeated it, but he could not recover a lot of land occupied by Pakistan.
The war with China was fought in 1962 during his prime-ministership in which
India was defeated. He died on 27 May, 1964.
Word Meanings : barrister : a lawyer : Jekeâerue; foundation : basis : veeRJe~
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