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Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary; see rare pics

Updated on: 08 November,2023 10:26 AM IST  |  Mumbai
mid-day online correspondent |

Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru: The birth anniversary of India's first prime minister is also celebrated as Children's Day in India.

Remembering Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary; see rare pics

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (File Photo)

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Independent India, was born on November 14, 1889. He was born to father statesman Motilal Nehru and mother Swaruprani Thussu in Allahabad, in present-day Uttar Pradesh. The birth anniversary of India's first prime minister is also celebrated as Children's Day in India.


On the birth anniversary of India's first Prime Minister, we look at his rare photos (Pics/mid-day Archives and AFP):



In this photo, he is seen with a cricket bat, curiously watching a match.

In this rare photo, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru greets children on his birthday.

The Congress leader is also known for his style. His signature Nehru jacket has always made a fashion statement and is popular even today.

Mahatma Gandhi (R) sits with Jawaharlal Nehru, during a Congress Party meeting in Mumbai (then Bombay), August 9, 1942.

Former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru visits physicist Albert Einstein at Princeton University November 8, 1949.

File photo from the mid-1950s showing the heads of state co-founder (with Tito and Yugoslav Indonesian Suharto) of the Non-Aligned States at the Water Festival in Myanmar.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in conversation with Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama.

Jawaharlal Nehru launches a dove as a symbol of peace, November 18, 1954 during a huge demonstration held in honour of his 65th anniversary at the New Delhi stadium.

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