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1. How did Nehru's father spend his evenings in Allahabad?
2. How does Nehru express his admiration for his father?
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Jawaharlal Nehru (/ˈneɪru, ˈnɛru/;[1] Hindi: [ˈdʒəʋaːɦərˈlaːl ˈneːɦru] (About this soundlisten); 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian independence activist and, subsequently, the first Prime Minister of India, as well as a central figure in Indian politics both before and after independence. He emerged as an eminent leader of the Indian independence movement, serving India as Prime Minister from its establishment in 1947 as an independent nation, until his death in 1964. He was also known as Pandit Nehru due to his roots with the Kashmiri Pandit community, while Indian children knew him as better as Chacha Nehru (Hindi: lit. 'Uncle Nehru').[2][3]
Jawaharlal Nehru
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Nehru in 1947
1st Prime Minister of India
In office
15 August 1947 – 27 May 1964
Monarch
George VI
(until 26 January 1950)
President
Rajendra Prasad
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Governor General
The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
(until 26 January 1950)
Deputy
Vallabhbhai Patel
(until 1950)
Preceded by
Position established
Himself as Vice President of the Executive Council
Succeeded by
Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)
Minister of Defence
In office
31 October 1962 – 14 November 1962
Preceded by
V. K. Krishna Menon
Succeeded by
Yashwantrao Chavan
In office
30 January 1957 – 17 April 1957
Preceded by
Kailash Nath Katju
Succeeded by
V. K. Krishna Menon
In office
10 February 1953 – 10 January 1955
Preceded by
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
Succeeded by
Kailash Nath Katju
Minister of Finance
In office
13 February 1958 – 13 March 1958
Preceded by
Tiruvellore Thattai Krishnamachariar
Succeeded by
Morarji Desai
In office
24 July 1956 – 30 August 1956
Preceded by
Chintaman Dwarakanath Deshmukh
Succeeded by
Tiruvellore Thattai Krishnamachariar
Minister of External Affairs
In office
2 September 1946 – 27 May 1964
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Gulzarilal Nanda
Vice President of Executive Council
In office
2 September 1946 – 15 August 1947
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1952-1964
Preceded by
constituency established
Succeeded by
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Constituency
Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born
14 November 1889
Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India
(present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died
27 May 1964 (aged 74)
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Cause of death
Heart attack
Resting place
Shantivan
Political party
Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)
Kamala Nehru
(m. 1916; died 1936)
Children
Indira Gandhi
Parents
Pandit Motilal Nehru
Swarup Rani Nehru
Relatives
See Nehru–Gandhi family
Alma mater
Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A.)
Inner Temple (Barrister-at-Law)
Occupation
Barristerwriterpolitician
Awards
Bharat Ratna (1955)
Signature
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The son of Swarup Rani and Motilal Nehru, a prominent lawyer and nationalist statesman, Nehru was a graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge and the Inner Temple, where he trained to be a barrister. Upon his return to India, he enrolled at the Allahabad High Court and took an interest in national politics, which eventually replaced his legal practice. A committed nationalist since his teenage years, he became a rising figure in Indian politics during the upheavals of the 1910s. He became the prominent leader of the left-wing factions of the Indian National Congress during the 1920s, and eventually of the entire Congress, with the tacit approval of his mentor, Gandhi. As Congress President in 1929, Nehru called for complete independence from the British Raj and instigated the Congress's decisive shift towards the left.
Nehru and the Congress dominated Indian politics during the 1930s as the country moved towards independence. His idea of a secular nation-state was seemingly validated when the Congress swept the 1937 provincial elections and formed the government in several provinces; on the other hand, the separatist Muslim League fared much poorer. However, these achievements were severely compromised in the aftermath of the Quit India Movement in 1942, which saw the British effectively crush the Congress as a
Answer:
1. Nehru's father often has many friends visiting him in the evening. He would relax after the tension of the day and the house would resound with his tremendous laughter. He often had big people talk with his friends with a glass of wine or whiskey.
2. Nehru admired his father tremendously. To him his father seemed the embodiment of strength and courage and cleverness,for above all the other men he saw. He wanted to be like his father one day when he would be a grown up. But as much as he admired him he feared him also because he had seen him loosing his temper at places.