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On Nehru's humility and dignity.
When Sardar Patel died, Nehru asked President Rajendra Prasad to not attend his funeral. He asked that bureaucrats attending the funeral do so on their personal expense. Rajendra Prasad ignored Nehru and went for the cremation.
On Nehru's humility and dignity.
When Sardar Patel died, Nehru asked President Rajendra Prasad to not attend his funeral. He asked that bureaucrats attending the funeral do so on their personal expense. Rajendra Prasad ignored Nehru and went for the cremation.
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When Rajendra Prasad died in 1963, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote to President Radhakrishnan expressing his inability to attend Rajendra Prasadโs funeral in Patna. Nehru counselled Radhakrishnan not to go to Patna.
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan ignored the advice and went.
When Rajendra Prasad died in 1963, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote to President Radhakrishnan expressing his inability to attend Rajendra Prasadโs funeral in Patna. Nehru counselled Radhakrishnan not to go to Patna.
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan ignored the advice and went.
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Lady Edwina Mountbatten died in 1960 and was buried at sea. Nehru had the Indian Navy frigate INS Trishul escort the HMS Wakeful and cast a wreath.
Lady Edwina Mountbatten died in 1960 and was buried at sea. Nehru had the Indian Navy frigate INS Trishul escort the HMS Wakeful and cast a wreath.
Reference for 3:
1. Alex Von Tunzelmann, Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, 2008
2. Edwina Mountbatten : A Life of her Own
by Morgan, Janet P
1. Alex Von Tunzelmann, Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, 2008
2. Edwina Mountbatten : A Life of her Own
by Morgan, Janet P
References for 1 and 2
1. Pilgrimage to Freedom, by KM Munshi
2. Rajendra Babu Patron Ke Aaine Mein Part I, Tara Sinha
as reproduced in dailyo.in
1. Pilgrimage to Freedom, by KM Munshi
2. Rajendra Babu Patron Ke Aaine Mein Part I, Tara Sinha
as reproduced in dailyo.in
"In the Soviet Union, they (communists) were the Government facing daily national and international problems. They were in touch with reality and responsibility."
2 August, 1955
Jawaharlal Nehru, Letters to Chief Ministers 1947-1964, Volume 4 1954-1957. Page 230
2 August, 1955
Jawaharlal Nehru, Letters to Chief Ministers 1947-1964, Volume 4 1954-1957. Page 230
"Informally, suggestions have been made by the United States that China should be taken into the United Nations but not in the Security Council, and that India should take her place in the Security Council. We cannot of course accept..."
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
"... this as it means falling out with China and it would be very unfair for a great country like China not to be in the Security Council. We have, therefore, made it clear to those who suggested this that we cannot agree to this suggestion. ..."
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
"India is not anxious to enter the Security Council at this stage... The first step to be taken is for China to take her rightful place and then the question of India might be considered separately."
2 August, 1955
Jawaharlal Nehru, Letters to Chief Ministers 1947-1964, Volume 4
2 August, 1955
Jawaharlal Nehru, Letters to Chief Ministers 1947-1964, Volume 4
"These letters reveal a great mind and a large heart at work."
Foreword, Rajiv Gandhi, New Delhi, November 5, 1985.
Jawaharlal Nehru, Letters to Chief Ministers 1947-1964, Volume 4 1954-1957.
Foreword, Rajiv Gandhi, New Delhi, November 5, 1985.
Jawaharlal Nehru, Letters to Chief Ministers 1947-1964, Volume 4 1954-1957.
โThere has been no offer, formal or informal, of this kind. ... There is, therefore, no question of a seat being offered and India declining it.โ
Jawaharlal Nehru, 27 September, 1955. Lok Sabha.
Reference: thehindu.com
Jawaharlal Nehru, 27 September, 1955. Lok Sabha.
Reference: thehindu.com
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