Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian independence movement under the tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in 1964. He is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state: a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth14 November 1889
CityAllahabad, India
CountryIndia
The boundaries of democracy have to be widened so as to include economic equality also. This is the great revolution through which we are all passing.
We can't encourage narrow mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought.
Act with courage and dignity; stick to the ideals that give meaning to life.
Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.
Those who boast are seldom the great.
Time is not measured by the years that pass by, instead by the things you do, feel or accomplish...
It is far better to know our own weaknesses and failures than to point out those of others.
I am getting old and the sign of old age is that I begin to philosophize and ponder over problems which should not be my concern at all.
If the world suffers from mental deterioration or from moral degradation, then something goes wrong at the very root of civilization or culture. Even though that civilization may drag out for a considerable period, it grows less and less vital and ultimately tumbles down.
The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.
I wish that more and more adventurous young men would give up the gun in favour of the camera.
Often in history we see that religion, which was meant to raise us and make us better and nobler, has made people behave like beasts. Instead of bringing enlightenment of them, it has often tried to keep them in the dark; instead of broadening their minds, it has frequently made them narrow-minded and intolerant of others.
To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition.
Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.