New Delhi: The architect of modern India's vibrant democracy and the most dominant personality at the time of India's independence, Jawaharlal Nehru, was a paradigm of change for Indian politics. Born in 1889 in Allahabad to Motilal Nehru and Swarup Rani, Nehru was a Kashmiri Brahmin and hailed from a wealthy background. His father Motilal Nehru was a noted barrister.He married Kamla Nehru in 1916 and fathered one daughter, Indira Priyadarshini Nehru, who later became the prime minister of India in 1966.Here we give you few rare pictures from the entire journey of Pandit Nehru's life.1. Jawahar Lal Nehru as a kid with father Motilal and mother Swarup Rani2. Nehru during his yagnopaveet ceremony3. Young Nehru as a cadet4. Nehru graduated from Cambridge University where he took Barrister training5. Jawaharlal Nehru during freedom struggle. He went behind the bars with his brother-in-law Ranjit Pandit6. Nehru with wife Kamla just after marriage in 19167. Nehru with wife Kamla and daughter Inidra priyadarshani in 19188. Family portrait9. Nehru in London with Lord Wavell, Congress and Muslim League leaders in 194610. In a meeting with Lord Mountbatten, Congress and Muslim League leaders in 194711. In 1947, Nehru voting in favour of India's partition12. With Winston Churchill13. With sister Vijaylaxmi, daughter Indira, son-in-law Feroze Gandhi, krisha Menon and others in London14. Jawaharlal Nehru with Albert Einstein15. Nehru with Khrushchev16. Nehru in Bhutan in 195617. With trainees at a Mountaineering camp in Darjeeling in 195718. Nehru with Jacqueline Kennedy in 196219. Nehru at Palam Airport, Delhi20. Nehru with actors Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor21. Nehru throwing a pillow at a colleague during a debate in 195522. Jawaharlal Nehru celebrating his birthday in 196123. At a gathering in 195424. At a traditional swords performance showing his cane skills25. On his visit to Japan in 1957. In Japanese film studio26. In Banteay Srei temple in Indo-China in 1954
Updated on: March 26, 2013 6:53 IST
