Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Essay in English for Kids

• Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India.

• He was born on 14th November 1889 in Allahabad. His birthday is celebrated as the Children’s
Day.

• His father’s name was Pandit Motilal Nehru and his mother’s name was Swaroop Rani.

• He married Kamala Kaul on 8th February 1916. They had a daughter Indira in the subsequent
year.

• He was known as Pandit Nehru as he belonged to the Kashmiri Pandit community. He was
better known as Chacha Nehru among children.

• He did his graduation from Trinity College in Cambridge. He practised law at the Inner
Temple in London.

• He was an Indian independence activist and fought for India’s freedom along with other
freedom fighters.

• He wrote an autobiography “Discovery of India” during his time in prison from 1942 to 1946.

• His inaugural speech as the Prime Minister of independent India “Tryst with Destiny”, is
highly popular among Indian masses.

• He died on 27 May 1964 due to a cardiac arrest.