Children's Day 2022: Interesting Facts About India’s First Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

Children used to call him "Chacha Nehru" with affection since he was quite fond of them. His birthday falls on November 14, which is celebrated as Children's Day all over India. 

Children's Day 2022: Interesting Facts About India’s First Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

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New Delhi: As India's first prime minister and a key figure in the country's struggle for independence, Jawaharlal Nehru served as leader of that country for 16 years. Children used to call him "Chacha Nehru" with affection since he was quite fond of them. His birthday falls on November 14, which is celebrated as Children's Day all over India. 

Interesting Facts About Jawaharlal Nehru:

Here are some interesting facts about India's first Prime Minister:

1. Nehru was studying to become an advocate like his father, Motilal Nehru, before becoming actively involved in India's freedom struggle. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1910, he even enrolled at the Allahabad High Court.

2. Nehru was imprisoned for 3259 days during the struggle for freedom. He used to advocate against the British subjugation of Indians through indentured labour and other gross rights violations.

3. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru came from a family of Kashmiri Pandits. He had two siblings, the older sibling's name was Vijay Lakshmi Pandit, and the younger one was Krishna Hutheesing.

4. He joined the Home Rule League, which Annie Beasant created in 1916 since he was a huge fan and supporter of hers.

5. Jawaharlal Nehru was nominated for the Nobel Prize 11 times between 1950 and 1955, largely for his work in peace, but he was never successful in winning the award.

6. Nehru was raised in the renowned Anand Bhavan, which his father had purchased for his family's residence in the year 1930. Anand Bhavan was donated to the Indian government by Indira Gandhi in the year 1970 and is known as a historic house museum today.

7. The very first speech Nehru made as the first Prime Minister of independent India, titled ‘Tryst with Destiny', is considered to be one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century.

8. The Discovery of India, Glimpses of World History, and his autobiography- Towards Freedom are a few of the publications that Nehru has written. A collection of his letters to his daughter when she was 10 years old and away at boarding school has been compiled and published as the book Letters from a Father to a Daughter.