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Jawaharlal Nehruthe first prime minister of the country who cast the die of

progressive, educated and industrialised india

Great leader

Name of the book : Jawaharlal nehruAuthor : Rajesh Bhaskar

Publisher : manoj publicationPlace of publication : Delhi

Publication year : 2007Acc. No. : 220

No. of pages : 85Cost of book : 40

Summary : Jawaharlal nehru was born on november 14 , 1889 was a leader of the Indian

national congress during and after India’s struggle for independence from the british

empire.He became the first prime minister of india at independence on august 15, 1947 holding the office until his death. As prime

minister, nehru perused a foreign policy of non- alignment while pursuing India’s claim to Kashmir in the face of Pakistani opposition, resulting in the

first Kashmir war(1947-49).nehru arrested so many times. India becomes a republic with nehru as its prime minister. In 1963 he suffers a slight stroke, and he dies in office on 27th may 1964 in

new Delhi.

Over all impression : It is a book of biography of a great personality. This book gives us so much information about Jawaharlal nehru.

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