Jawaharlal Nehru
Born: 01-01-1889
Jawaharlal Nehru was an influential Indian statesman, freedom fighter, and the first Prime Minister of independent India, serving from 1947 to 1964. Born in 1889, he was a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. A prolific writer, Nehru authored several works, including "The Discovery of India" and "Glimpses of World History," reflecting his vision for India's future and his commitment to secularism and democracy.
Book summaries for books written by Jawaharlal Nehru
Quotes
The only way to learn the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.
A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.
Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.
The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
The object of education should be to teach us to love beauty, not to make us reject the ugly.
Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.
Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.