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Jawaharlal Nehru

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Jawaharlal Nehru
Born14 November 1889
Allahabad, British Raj
Died27 May 1964
New Delhi, India
Political orientationSocial democracy
Progressive nationalism
Political partyIndian National Congress


Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an anti-colonial Indian politician and independence activist who served as India's first prime minister from 1947 to 1964.

Political views

Nehru admired the Soviet Union when he visited it in 1927 and noted that the material conditions of India were similar to those of pre-revolutionary Russia.[1]

References

  1. Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Peasant Soviets' (pp. 55–56). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.