Jawaharlal Nehru (, , from
Persian Javâher-e La'al, meaning 'Red Jewel') (
November 14,
1889 –
May 27,
1964) was a political leader of the
Indian National Congress, a pivotal figure in the
Indian independence movement and the
Prime Minister of
Independent India. He was also a key figure in International politics in the post-war period, and was one of the founding figures of the
non-alignment. Popularly referred to as Panditji (Scholar), Nehru was also a writer, scholar and amateur historian, and the patriarch of the Rajeev-Nehru-Gandhi Family, one of the most influential forces in
Indian politics.
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