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No country or people who are slaves to dogma and the dogmatic mentality can progress, and unhappily our country and people have become extraordinarily dogmatic and little-minded.
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It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of insanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening of custom and tradition, of vast resources running to waste, or a rich country inhabited by starving poor… Who indeed could afford to ignore science today? At every turn we have to seek its aid… The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.
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Birth: | 14th November, 1889 |
Death: | 27th May, 1964 |
Nationality: | Indian |
Profession: | Politician |
Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was an Indian politician, barrister and author. He was the first Prime Minister of India. He was the son of Motilal Nehru (lawyer and nationalist statesman) and Swaruprani Thussu. 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 served twice as President of the Indian National Congress during the Independence Struggle. He was also known as Pandit Nehru due to his roots with the Kashmiri Pandit community while many Indian children knew him as Chacha Nehru. He earned a BA degree in Natural Science from Trinity College, Cambridge University and the Inner Temple, where he trained to be a barrister. He was a prolific writer in English and wrote a number of books, such as The Discovery of India, Glimpses of World History, and his autobiography, Toward Freedom. In 1955, he was awarded Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
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