Jawaharlal Nehru, often referred to as Panditji, was an Indian politician and statesman, a leader in the Indian Independence Movement, and the first Prime Minister of independent India.
In 1955 Nehru was awarded Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour.
His birthday, 14 November, is celebrated in India as “Children’s Day”(Baal Divas).
Born: November 14, 1889, Allahabad
Died: May 27, 1964, New Delhi
Spouse: Kamala Nehru (m. 1916–1936)
Books: The Discovery of India, Glimpses of World History
Ignorance is always afraid of change.
Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.
Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.
Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.
Every little thing counts in a crisis.
Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
A theory must be tempered with reality.
Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.
Without peace, all other dreams vanish and are reduced to ashes.
What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.
Great causes and little men go ill together.
The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
