He turned to TV where he directed serials like Yatra ( 1986 ) for the Indian Railways, and one of the biggest projects undertaken on Indian television, the 53-episode television serial Bharat Ek Khoj ( 1988 ) based on Jawaharlal Nehru's book, Discovery of India.

Indian newspapers repeated Nehru's own words of the time of Gandhi's assassination: " The light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere.

Nehru's education policy is also credited for the development of world-class educational institutions such as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Institutes of Technology, and the Indian Institutes of Management.

Wells seem singularly insular ..... One is awed by the breadth of Nehru's culture.

Opponents of the renaming claim that Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, has not been renamed Gandhinagar and Jawaharlal Nehru's birthplace Allahabad is still Allahabad and not Nehrunagar hence it is not necessary to rename Mhow after Ambedkar.

The district is culturally an integrated part of Jammu region and all important religious fairs like Lohri, Maha Shivratri, Id-ul-Fitr, Holi, Ramnavmi, Baisakhi, Basantpanchami, Martyr's day of Guru Arjun Dev, Raksha Bandhan, Janam Ashtami, Mahanavami, Dussehra, Diwali, id-ul-zuha, Guru Ravi Dass's b ’ day, Mahatama gandhi's b ’ day Guru Govind Singh's b ’ day, Chacha Nehru's birthday.

The district is culturally an integrated part of Jammu region and all important religious fairs like Lohri, Maha Shivratri, Id-ul-Fitr, Holi, Ramnavmi, Baisakhi, Basantpanchami, Martyr's day of Guru Arjun Dev, Raksha Bandhan, Janam Ashtami, Mahanavami, Dussehra, Diwali, id-ul-zuha, Guru Ravi Dass's b ’ day, Mahatama gandhi's b ’ day Guru Govind Singh's b ’ day, Chacha Nehru's birthday.

In 1946 he became the youngest minister in Jawaharlal Nehru's provisional government and also the subsequent First Indian Cabinet, as a Labour Minister, where he is credited for laying the foundation for several labour welfare policies in India.

Jawaharlal Nehru's samadhi is to the north of the Raj Ghat and is known as the Shantivan or Shanti Vana meaning the forest of peace.

However, in the final chapter, the villagers as well as the readers become aware that Moorthy left Gandhi's side ( not necessarily his principles at large ) to pursue Jawaharlal Nehru's political party as he is now " with him and his men ".

Rising in Congress leadership, Desai was at odds with Prime Minister Nehru and his allies, and with Nehru's age and health failing, he was considered as a possible contender for the position of Prime Minister.

Mookerjee considered Nehru's actions as appeasement, and was hailed as a hero by the people of West Bengal.

With Nehru's arrest the civil disobedience acquired a new tempo, and arrests, firing on crowds and lathi charges grew to be ordinary occurrences.

The issue was resolved during the premiership of Lal Bahadur Shastri, who under great pressure from Nehru's daughter, Indira Gandhi, was made to give assurances that English would continue to be used as the official language as long the non-Hindi speaking states wanted.

According to Georgia Tech political analyst, Nehru's policy on Tibet was to create a strong Sino-Indian partnership which would be catalysed through agreement and compromise on Tibet.

Garver believes that Nehru's previous actions had given him confidence that China would be ready to form an " Asian Axis " with India.

So as not to be proven a liar, Khrushchev phoned back to Russia demanding that a statue of Nikitin be built immediately, before Nehru's state visit to Russia.

Lohia was contesting from Kannauj, but he was mostly in Phulpur, Jawaharlal Nehru's pocket borough, campaigning for the late Janeshwar Mishra, who was pitted against the formidable Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Nehru's sister. It was a watershed election in the sense that the results would finally show that the Congress was not totally invincible, that dents could be made in its armour.

Nehru's improved relations with USA under John F. Kennedy proved useful during the war, as in 1962, President of Pakistan ( then closely aligned with the Americans ) Ayub Khan was made to guarantee his neutrality in regards to India, who was threatened by " communist aggression from Red China.

Nehru's health began declining steadily after 1962, and he spent months recuperating in Kashmir through 1963.

He served as Labour minister until 1952, later he several Ministerial posts in Nehru's Cabinet, Communications ( 1952 – 56 ), for Transport and railways ( 1956 – 62 ), and for Transport and communications ( 1962 – 63 ).

Although the Pancha Sila ( Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence ) was the basis of the 1954 Sino-Indian border treaty, in later years, Nehru's foreign policy suffered through increasing Chinese assertiveness over border disputes and Nehru's decision to grant political asylum to the 14th Dalai Lama.

The war also put an end to Nehru's earlier hopes that India and China would form a strong Asian Axis to counteract the increasing influence of the Cold War bloc superpowers.

On the outbreak of World War II Patel supported Nehru's decision to withdraw the Congress from central and provincial legislatures, contrary to Gandhi's advice, as well as an initiative by senior leader Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari to offer Congress's full support to Britain if it promised Indian independence at the end of the war and install a democratic government right away.

Nehru's foreign policy was staunch anti-colonialism and neutrality in the Cold War.

During Nehru's second term as general secretary of the Congress, he proposed certain resolutions concerning the foreign policy of India.

Shastri continued Nehru's policy of non-alignment but also built closer relations with the Soviet Union.

Charan Singh's political career suffered due to his open criticism of Nehru's economic policy.

Nehru's daughter, Indira Gandhi, de-recognized all the rulers by a presidential order in 1969.

Nehru's daughter, Indira Gandhi, was able to fulfill her father's dream by the 42nd amendment ( 1976 ) of the Indian constitution by which India officially became " socialist " and " secular ".

The efforts of this commission were overseen by Govind Ballabh Pant, who served as Nehru's Home Minister from December 1954.

Krishna Menon, routinely referred to by western publications as " Nehru's Evil Genius ".

The scandal, and its investigation by justice M C Chagla, lead to the resignation of one of Nehru's key allies, finance minister T. T.

Nehru's critics and Patel's admirers cite Nehru's belated embrace of Patel's advice regarding the UN and Kashmir and the integration of Goa by military action.

Outflanked in the leadership contest after Nehru's death in 1964 by the Nehruvian Lal Bahadur Shastri, Desai remained content to build support within the ranks.

* China, India, and the fruits of Nehru's folly by Venkatesan Vembu, Daily News & Analysis, June 6, 2007

In 1948, Saha was formally asked by the Government of India at Nehru's insistence about the formation of Atomic Energy Commission which Bhabha had suggested.

Nehru's entry into the state was blocked by Kak & Nehru was arrested on 22 June and kept at the Dak Bunglow in Domel, close to Muzzafarabad.

Nehru's support for Abdullah was driven by his desire to strengthen his hand in his contest with Vallabhbhai Patel for the leadership of the Congress Party.

* Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi a Hindi film by Sudhir Mishra that portrayed the political and social turbulence of the late 1960s and the ' 70s in India contains a clip of the speech and the narrative voice speaks of the souring of Nehru's dream within two decades of Independence.

The first Shatabdi train was started in 1988 to commemorate the centenary of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru's Birthday ( the First Prime Minister of India ) by Madhav Rao Scindia, minister for railways.

He was fascinated by Nehru's modern approach to life, his bringing change in a traditional society and his liberal, humanist, rational approach to life, religion, men and civic matters.