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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was widely admired as a great statesman across the world. Most of the time he stayed busy shaping the future of India but still found enough time for children. From the very beginning, Pandit Nehru deeply loved two things, roses, and kids. Nehru saw kids as India's future, the nation's real strength. Nehru was the one who set up institutes such as AIIMS and IIT to provide India with better quality education. Pandit Nehru considered children as the asset of the country and always insisted on giving them love and affection. He was fondly known as ‘Chacha Nehru’ among children. He launched a plan to address the health of children, especially malnutrition and infant mortality, with support from the World Health Organization. A charismatic leader and a man of letters and poetry, Nehru left some great work to inspire generations. He once said, "Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow." While Universal Children's Day is celebrated on November 20th, it was in India that his birthday- 14th November, was chosen as Children's Day because of Nehru's love and passion for children.

This is a story of children day and Jawaharlal Nehru.

Chacha Nehru

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Much of Jawaharlal’s childhood was spent in the Palatial Building named Anand Bhawan spread on 16 acres situated very close to the University of Allahabad. So Nehru described his childhood as a "sheltered and uneventful one".Nehru received most of his primary education at home by many English teachers. Out of them only one managed to influence him. His name was Ferdinand Brooks—a part-Irish, part-Belgian theosophist. Under him Nehru became interested in Science and Theosophy. Nehru started taking interest in Theosophical Society at age thirteen by family friend Annie Besant. However, his interest in theosophy did not continue and he left the society shortly after Brooks departed as his tutor. Jawaharlal with Children / YouthChacha Nehru as the children fondly referred to him, was fond of both children and roses. In fact he often compared the two, saying that children were like the buds in a garden. They should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they were the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow. He felt that children are the real strength of a country and the very foundation of society. He was the ‘beloved’ of all the children who gave him the endearing name of ‘Chacha Nehru’. He started to wear a rose on his jacket after a child pinned one on it. He always said that children were "future of bright India". On his birthday, he used to have the children at his place to play and enjoy together. So he asked not to have any holiday for his birthday after his death but let the children enjoy the way they want. Nehru chacha’s birthday is celebrated as ‘Baal Din’. Nehru had invited all the newly elected MPs (Member of Parliament) of his party for a dinner held in the lawns of Teen Murti house. During dinner Nehru saw that some poor family children had climbed the boundary wall. They were sitting on it looking at the guests who were having dinner. So he took his plate and went to the wall and gave it to a young boy. Immediately all the MPs also gave their dinner plates to the children! On October 2, 1957, during the Ramlila celebrations in Old Delhi’s Ramlila Ground, Nehru along with some foreign delegates was watching the fireworks. Some sparks fell on the tent in which they were standing and it caught fire. A Boy Scout assigned to Nehru’s stand, grabbed Nehru’s hand and pulled him towards the dais. Then he climbed onto one of the poles, and with his scouts’ knife cut off the burning portion of the tent. This boy was Harish Chand Mehra. On February 4, 1958, a special programme was organised to honour Harish Chand and he was presented the award by Nehru at Teen Murti Bhawan. Nehru said that Harish needed no introduction, as he was himself an eyewitness to the whole account. He said it would be better if we could have more children of undoubted courage.Japan’s zookeepers had killed most of Tokyo’s wild animals to prevent them from escaping during World War II air raids. In 1949, Nehru delighted Japanese children by presenting Ueno Zoo with an Indian elephant.

Much of Jawaharlal’s childhood was spent in the Palatial Building named Anand Bhawan spread on 16 acres situated very close to the University of Allahabad. So Nehru described his childhood as a "sheltered and uneventful one".

Jawaharlal Nehru’s Childhood

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born in 1889 in Allahabad, India on 14th November, 1889. His father was a well-known lawyer and one of the notable lieutenants of Mahatma Gandhi. Nehru was educated at home by English tutors until he was 16. He continued his studies in England where he graduated with honours in natural science. He later studied law in England. Nehru was married to Kamala Kaul. Their only child was born in 1917, and she was named Indira Priyadarshini. In 1919, Nehru witnessed the massacre of the Jallianwala Bagh by British Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer. He decided to fight the British after this horrible incident. Nehru joined the Indian National Congress, one of the two major political parties in India. The leader of the party, Mahatma Gandhi, influenced Nehru deeply and sparked Nehru's commitment to bring about change and greater autonomy from the British. Jawaharlal Nehru was later named the president of the Indian National Congress in the year 1928. Nehru was elected president of Congress in 1936, 1937, and 1946, and came in the second position to Gandhi's role in the nationalist movement. In 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru became Independent India's first prime minister.

This is a story of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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Pandit Nehru was born in a very rich family. While being homeschooled he saw lots of freedom fighters in his house because his father was a very famous, nationalist lawyer. As he grew up, he realised that he wanted to fight for the freedom of his country too. He joined the Congress party to fight for our freedom. Powered by a desire to do something good for his country, Jawaharlal Nehru soon became a very important youth leader. He was strong, influential and intelligent. It is there that he met prominent nationalist figures like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He met Mahatma Gandhi at a Congress meet when Gandhiji came back from Africa. The simplistic life of Gandhiji, his principles of peace and equality struck deep to Nehru. He thought of Gandhiji as his teacher. He vowed by Gandhi's principles and followed them.

This is a story of Gandhiji and Jawaharlal Nehru.

Jawaharlal Nehru and how he met Gandhiji

Children’s Day is celebrated every year on the 14th of November commemorating the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru, who was very fond of children. The first children’s day was celebrated on 14th November 1964. The day is celebrated to increase the awareness of people towards the rights, care, and education of children. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of India. He worked for the well-being of children as well as youngsters of India. He was very affectionate towards children and was known as ‘Chacha Nehru’. He had established various educational institutions for the progress and development of the youth of India like the Indian Institute of Technology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Indian Institute of Management.&nbsp; The love and fervour of Chacha Nehru towards children is the reason for celebrating Children’s Day on his birth anniversary.&nbsp; Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14th November 1889. He got his education from England and after returning to India, he started helping towards Independence of India. After Independence, he became the first prime minister of India. He was a famous poet and some of his famous writings are ‘Glimpses of World History’, ‘Discovery of India’.&nbsp; Various cultural and fun activities are arranged on Children’s day in schools, colleges to celebrate the day. Various government and non-government organizations also arrange various activities for children.

jawaharlal nehru stories

Stories help in improving a child's imagination. Here are a few interesting ones for you to narrate to your child.

Chacha Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru’s Childhood

Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru and how he met Gandhiji

Children’s Day

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