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.

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.

This was a difficult time owing to Nehru's blind support for Abdullah, without a proper understanding of how a majority of Muslims in the State ( who resided in the province of Jammu ) did not consider Abdullah their leader.

Nanda, these scriptures were Nehru's " first introduction to the religious and cultural heritage of .... provided Nehru the initial impulse for long intellectual quest which culminated ... in the Discovery of India.

In 1928, Gandhi agreed to Nehru's demands and proposed a resolution that called for the British to grant dominion status to India within two years.

D. D. Kosambi, a well-known Marxist historian, criticized Nehru in his article for the bourgeoisie class exploitation of Nehru's socialist ideology.

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.

The Soviet Politburo turned down Nehru's request for weapon supply and continued backing the Chinese.

Rajaji sharply criticised the bureaucracy and coined the term " license-permit Raj " to describe Nehru's elaborate system of permissions and licenses required for an individual to set up a private enterprise.

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.

After independence he became particularly notable in the 1950s for opposing and winning a battle against Nehru's socialistic and collectivist land use policies, for the sake of the Indian Farmer, which endeared him to the agrarian communities throughout the nation, particularly in his native Uttar Pradesh.

Syama Prasad Mookerjee ( July 6, 1901 – June 23, 1953 ) was an Indian politician, who served as Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet.

During his time as a delegate for the United Nations, Cooper had met Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and established a cordial working relationship with the Indian delegation, including Nehru's sister Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.

Nehru's respect and admiration for Cooper soon became widely known.

Menon also worked assiduously to ensure that Nehru would succeed Mahatma Gandhi as the moral leader and executive of the Indian independence movement, and to clear the way for Nehru's eventual accession as the first Prime Minister of an independent India.

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.

Abdullah was jockeying for power and he used Nehru to strengthen his case, but Nehru's position made Kak's and the Maharaja's options limited.

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.

During the course of writing Nehru's Hero, he met Kishwar Ahluwalia ( now Kishwar Desai ), his second wife who worked as an editor for this book.

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.

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.

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 ).

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 ".

When the elections following the introduction of provincial autonomy ( under the government of India act 1935 ) brought the Congress party to power in a majority of the provinces, Nehru's popularity and power was unmatched.

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.

The reaction back home was favourable ; only the far-left and the far-right criticized Nehru's decision.

During the Suez crisis, Nehru's right hand man, Menon attempted to persuade a recalcitrant Gamal Nasser to compromise with the West, and was instrumental in moving Western powers towards an awareness that Nasser might prove willing to compromise.

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.

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.

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.

Shastri was chosen as Nehru's successor owing to his adherence of Nehruvian socialism after Nehru's daughter Indira Gandhi turned down Congress President K. Kamaraj's offer of premiership.

In 1955 Goel asked one of his friends, who was supportive of Nehru and who had published in many international and national journals, to write an article critical of Nehru's policies.

This was a huge embarrassment to the clean image of Nehru's government and eventually led to the resignation of the Finance Minister T. T.

Although a staunch Gandhian, Desai was socially conservative, pro-business, and in favour of free enterprise reforms, as opposed to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's socialistic policies.

Mookerjee was firmly against Nehru's invitation to the Pakistani PM, and their joint pact to establish minority commissions and guarantee minority rights in both countries.

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

After Nehru's death in 1964, the building was turned to a Nehru Memorial Museum & Library.

Salim Ali came to hear of Nehru's displeasure through Horace Alexander and the matter was forgiven after some effort.

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

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.

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

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

* 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.

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.

Nehru's biggest failure is often considered to be the 1962 Sino-Indian War, though his policy is said to have been inspired by Gandhian pacifism.