Addressing a packed auditorium of Congress workers at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Stadium during the concluding ceremony of the 125th birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, both Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi targeted the prime minister “for having failed to ensure freedom of expression to academicians, intellectuals and artists”. “It would interest you to learn that the very first president of the Sahitya Akademi was none other than Nehru who in his opening address at the Akademi said his first duty as president… was to protect the Akademi from the interference of the Prime Minister”. The reason of celebrating his birthday as children’s day is because of his love and passion for children. As a tribute to this great man who gifted the younger generations of the nation with the Democracy and remembering his love for the children, the birthday of the former prime minister of the nation is celebrated as children’s day.
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Sonia’s remarks came a day after Modi, who is visiting the United Kingdom, reiterated that India was tolerant.
“Nehruji was the prime minister for 17 years”.
Mentioning his endless love towards the nation, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was called as “Chacha Nehru” by the children’s across the nation.
They may not always smell pure and sweet, A dirty diaper or a dampened sheet ¦ But with a loving cuddle and a lovely smile, The joys of parenthood are all worthwhile ¦ Happy Children’s Day.!! “But agriculture is far more important than industry.’ Even though Nehru laid emphasis on industrialisation, he knew that agriculture was the key for the country’s development”. Are symbols of promise… and potential…Happy Children’s Day!
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was fond of kids. Upon hearing Dyer’s words, Nehru vowed to fight the British. Irony is that this section of society can not resists to crimes but pay for being born as a part of Indian society.
“I do not see Pandit Nehru through a political mirror as he should be seen in the national mirror”, he said. Nehru was deeply influenced by the party’s leader, Mahatma Gandhi.
The NDA leaders, however, were conspicuous by their absence at the event.
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Singh said that Nehru’s contributions to introduce India in the worldwide fraternity, as peace loving country with its commitment to composite culture can not be ignored. “Seeing the prevalent atmosphere of intolerance, we are reminded all the more of Nehru ji’s days when any citizen could speak his mind, his “mann ki baat” – a phrase which has nowadays been reduced to being the name of a radio broadcast”, she said. Keeping that in mind, he kept the basis of institutes like Indian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Management, All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
