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The Nehru–Gandhi family is an Indian political family that has occupied a prominent place in the politics of India. The involvement of the family has traditionally revolved around the Indian National Congress, as various members have traditionally led the party.
Nehru–Gandhi Family: Family Tree Motilal Nehru was the patriarch of India’s most powerful and influential political dynasty, i.e. the Nehru–Gandhi Family. Jawaharlal Nehru, son of Motilal Nehru, was the first Prime Minister of independent India (1947-1964).
The Nehru-Gandhi family, India's other significant family with surname Gandhi, is unrelated by biology and marriage to the family of Mahatma Gandhi, however the same spelling of 'Gandhi' came into the Nehru-Gandhi family when Jawaharlal Nehru's daughter Indira married politician Feroze Gandhi who had changed the spelling of his surname Ghandy ...
Jawaharlal Nehru ( / ˈneɪru / NAY-roo or / ˈnɛru / NEH-roo; [1] Hindi: [ˈdʒəʋɑːɦəɾˈlɑːl ˈneːɦɾuː] ⓘ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, statesman, secular humanist, social democrat, [2] and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century.
Daughter of Paola Predebon and Stefano Maino, married Rajiv Gandhi in 1968. She is the President of Indian National Congress, since March 1998 and Member of Lok Sabha since 1999. She is also Chairperson of Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, United Progressive Alliance since 2004, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and National Advisory Council, 2004-2006.
Jun 11, 2024 · Nehru was born to a family of Kashmiri Brahmans, noted for their administrative aptitude and scholarship, who had migrated to Delhi early in the 18th century. He was a son of Motilal Nehru, a renowned lawyer and leader of the Indian independence movement, who became one of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi ’s prominent associates.
Nov 5, 2012 · For most of modern India’s history, being a member of the Nehru-Gandhi political family was enough to win votes and public confidence. But the clan’s mystique has been jeopardized by rapid...
Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru were both stalwarts in Indian national struggle for independence. Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru's father, was an eminent personality in the Indian...
As the most prominent family in modern India, the Nehru-Gandhi family has roots in the Kashmir region dating back hundreds of years. Descendants of the Pandit Brahmin tribe, the modern Nehru dynasty began with Gangadhar Nehru in 1827 and continues on today.
May 13, 2004 · The Nehru/Gandhi dynasty (Jawaharlal Nehru, his daughter Indira Gandhi, and her son Rajiv Gandhi) has ruled India for 44 of the years since the country's independence from Britain in 1947.
