Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

 

Essay on Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru-First Prime Minister of India

 

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was the son of Pt. Moti Lal Nehru, a famous lawyer.  Pt. Nehru was a great Indian leader.  He was born in Allahabad on November 14, 1889.  He had his early education at home.  He went to England for higher studies.  Then he returned to India.  Here he came under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi.  Pt. Nehru took part in Indian independence movement, in order to gain freedom for our country from the British Rule.  In 1929, he became President of Indian National Congress, and was sent jail many times and faced many hardships.   He spent most of his time in Indian jails. While in jail, Pandit Nehru wrote many letters to his daughter and asked her to read the books he wrote sitting in a lonely cell in jail.   He was great freedom fighter.  He became the first Prime Minister of free India. He loved children and his birthday is celebrated all over India as children’s day.   Children called him “ Chacha Nehru”.    

 

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

                Years later, his daughter, Indira Gandhi also became the Prime Minister of India.  He died on 27^th May 1964, leaving a void few can fill.