Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Anniversary: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was a visionary and the first Prime Minister of independent India. When he was 22, he returned to India to practise law with his barrister father Motilal Nehru. AdvertisingHis marriage to Kamala Nehru née Kaul happened when she was only 17, in the year 1916. AdvertisingOn August 15, 1947, when India finally became an independent nation, Nehru was named the first Prime Minister. As a Prime Minister, he served a long term and focused on democratic socialism and secularism.

Source: Indian Express November 13, 2019 11:04 UTC