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27 May - Jawaharlal Nehru death anniversary

 


Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964), the first Prime Minister of India and the main focal point of Indian politics before and after independence. He was the main leader of the Indian independence campaign as an assistant to Mahatma Gandhi who fought to make India independent till the end and served the country till his death in 1964 even after independence. He was considered the author of modern India. Being from the Pandit sect he was also called Pandit Nehru. Whereas, because of his attachment to children, children knew him by the name of “Chacha Nehru”. Nehru was awarded the Bharat Ratna India’s highest civilian honor in 1955. He died on 27 May 1964 at the age of 74 in New Delhi, India.

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