Jawaharlal Nehru
Portrait by Yousuf Karsh
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Nehru, Jawaharlal (, known as Pandit
("Teacher') Nehru) (1889 - 1964)
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Indian statesman and prime minister (1947--64), born in Allahabad, India, the son of Motilal
Nehru. He studied at Cambridge, became a lawyer, and served in the Allahabad High Court. He
joined the Indian Congress Committee (1918), was influenced by Gandhi, and was imprisoned
several times by the British. In 1929 he was elected president of the Indian National Congress. He
became India's first prime minister and minister of external affairs (1947), and followed a policy of
neutrality during the Cold War. He introduced a policy of industrialization, reorganized the states
on a linguistic basis, and brought the dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir to a peaceful solution.
This 40+ year old 9.5x12" gravure print is available in 14x18" mat or without it.
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