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Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, was born on 14 November 1889 in:

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Answer: Option C — Allahabad

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Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 at Allahabad (now Prayagraj), in the North-Western Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh).

His family:

  • His father, Motilal Nehru, was a wealthy and successful lawyer, and later a leader of the Indian National Congress.
  • His mother was Swarup Rani.
  • The family was of Kashmiri Pandit origin.
  • The family lived at "Anand Bhawan", a large house in Allahabad, which they later gave to the Congress; it was renamed "Swaraj Bhawan", and the family moved to a new "Anand Bhawan".
  • Anand Bhawan is now a museum.

Education:

  • He was educated at home by private tutors.
  • He went to England in 1905, and studied at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied natural sciences.
  • He then studied law at the Inner Temple, London, and returned to India in 1912 as a barrister.

In the freedom struggle:

  • He met Gandhi in 1916 at the Lucknow session of the Congress, and became one of his closest followers.
  • He joined the Non-Cooperation Movement, and spent nearly nine years in jail during the freedom struggle.
  • He presided over the Lahore session of the Congress (1929), which passed the Purna Swaraj resolution.

As Prime Minister:

  • He was the first Prime Minister of India, from 15 August 1947 until his death on 27 May 1964.
  • He laid the foundations of planning, industrialisation, scientific research and a non-aligned foreign policy.
  • He was one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement.

His writings:

  • "The Discovery of India" (written in Ahmednagar Fort jail).
  • "Glimpses of World History" (letters to his daughter Indira).
  • "An Autobiography" ("Toward Freedom").
  • "Letters from a Father to His Daughter".

Children's Day:

  • His birthday, 14 November, is celebrated as Children's Day in India, because of his love for children, who called him "Chacha Nehru".
  • He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1955.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Lucknow, Lahore and Delhi were not his birthplace.

Quick tip

Remember: Jawaharlal Nehru = born 14 November 1889 at Allahabad (Anand Bhawan); 14 November = Children's Day; "The Discovery of India".

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