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Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad in British India to mother Swarup Rani née Thussu (1868–1938) and father Motilal Nehru (1861–1931). Both parents belonged to the community of Kashmiri Pandits , or brahmins originally from the Kashmir valley .
Kaul was the original family name; this changed to Kaul-Nehru; and, in later years, Kaul was dropped out and the family name became only "Nehru". [ 2 ] During the early part of the 19th century, Gangadhar Nehru's father, Lakshmi Narayan Nehru, worked as a clerk in Delhi for the East India Company .
Name (born – died) Constituency Age when assumed office Term of office & elections Duration in years and days Concurrent ministerial positions Party Government Head of State (Tenure) 1 Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for United Provinces (Constituent Assembly, 1947-1952) MP for Phulpur (1952-1964) 57 years, 274 days: 15 August 1947 27 May 1964
Full name: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi. Priyadarshini (Sanskrit: dear to the sight), was also her middle name [6] [7] Mother India, a biographical book written on her by Pranay Gupte. [8] Iron Lady, Henry Kissinger described her as an "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her tough personality since her lifetime. [9] [10] [11]
Name Portrait Place of Conference Reference(s) [14] 64 1948 Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya: Jaipur [33] 65 1949 Jaipur: 66 1950 Purushottam Das Tandon: Nashik [33] 67 1951 Jawaharlal Nehru: Delhi [34] [31] 68 1952 Delhi: 69 1953 Hyderabad [34] [31] 70 1954 Kalyani [34] [31] 71 1955 U. N. Dhebar: Avadi [23] 72 1956 Amritsar [23] 73 1957 Indore ...
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Lord Mountbatten swears in Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime Minister of India on 15 August 1947. There were members from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh and Parsi communities represented in India's first ministry. There were two members from the Dalit community represented as well. [3] [4] Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the only female Cabinet ...
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