History 383: Final Paper Assess the role of Nehru in the Partition of India. Introduction August 1947‚ the British Empire in India came to an end and two new independent countries were formed. Partition was a momentous event that was accompanied by widespread carnage and bloodshed‚ and left behind a legacy of refugee and border issues. It is historically impossible and inaccurate to identify a specific cause of Partition‚ instead it maybe understood that a series of political and social events lead
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Nehru was born on 14 nov 1889 in allahbad. He was the son of Swaroop Rani and Motilal Nehru‚ a wealthy lawyer and a prominent leader of the indian independence movement. Jawaharlal Nehru received education in some of the finest schools and universitiesof the world. He did his schooling from Harrow and completed his Law degree from Trinity College‚ Cambridge.Jawaharlal Nehru returned to India in 1912 and started legal practice. On 7 February 1916‚ Nehru married
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deliver a speech which is being telecast on the national network and is being watched by millions. On this occasion ‚ I would like to remind you of the historic speech that Pandit Nehru‚ the first Prime Minister of Independent India‚ delivered on the 14th of August 1947 - the famous speech titled ‘A tryst with Destiny’. Even though I was not born at that time‚ I am sure that some of the honourable members of this assembly had the privilege to listen to that speech in the first hand. 65 years
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Mike Mann Speech 1 for Nehru I‚ Nehru‚ am before you all today despite being imprisoned for three years for the strikes and demonstrations in 1942. Thankfully‚ I have been released by the British just in time for the Simla Conference and am here to express not only concerns on behalf of the Indian National Congress‚ but my own concerns for India. I hope you can all listen and truly contemplate whether what I am about to say is what is best for India. First and foremost‚ India needs to stay
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Jawaharlal Nehru Contents • Introduction • 1 Personal life and education • 2 Life and career • 3 Successor to Gandhi • 4 India’s first Prime Minister o 4.1 Economic policies o 4.2 Education and social reform o 4.3 National security and foreign policy o 4.4 Final years • 5 Legacy o 5.1 Commemoration • 6 Writings • Conclusion INTRODUCTION: The son of a wealthy Indian barrister and politician‚ Motilal Nehru‚ Jawaharlal Nehru 14 November 1889–27 May 1964[3]) was an Indian statesman
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Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad in British India. His father‚ Motilal Nehru (1861–1931)‚ a wealthy barrister who belonged to the Kashmiri Pandit community‚[9] served twice as President of the Indian National Congress during the Independence Struggle. His mother‚ Swaruprani Thussu (1868–1938)‚ who came from a well-known Kashmiri Brahmin family settled in Lahore‚ was Motilal’s second wife‚ the first having died in child birth. Jawaharlal was the eldest of three children‚
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Nehru Report [1928] The Government of India Act 1919 was essentially transitional in character. Under Section 84 of the said Act‚ a statutory Commission was to be appointed at the end of ten years to determine the next stage in the realization of self-rule in India. Accordingly‚ the Simon Commission was sent to the Sub-continent under the command of Sir John Simon. All members of the commission were British. This was regarded as highly insulting to the Indians and immediate protest was raised from
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Introduction- Jawaharlal Nehru was born on the 14th of November in 1889 in Allahabad‚ in the time when British were conquering India. He always had a rose in his pocket to show that kids were/are like buds/flowering plants in the garden. He was very fond of children‚ so in India they celebrate his birthday‚ as children’s day. He was one of the freedom fighters of India. That shows that he is a very close friend of Mohamdas Karamchand Gandhi. He also like the bird white-dove which he thought represented
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The Nehru Era (1947-64) British rule in India: India was a subcontinent of many different states with multiple regions‚ rulers‚ political systems and languages = v diverse Until 1947‚ the area that now forms India‚ Pakistan and Bangladesh was under British colonial rule. 1857: ‘First War of Independence’ 1900-47: India ruled by a Viceroy and London civil servant officials who acted as government (Indians had little representation) Princely states ‘independent’ but run by British crown Political
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Jawaharlal Nehru Biography | | | Born: November 14‚ 1889 Died: May 27‚ 1964 Achievements: Took active part in Non-Cooperation Movement; elected President of the Allahabad Municipal Corporation in 1924‚ and served for two years as the city’s chief executive; Presided over Congress’ annual session in Lahore in 1929 and passed a resolution demanding India’s independence; elected as Congress President in 1936‚ 1937‚ and 1946; became first Prime Minister of independent India; was one of
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