Jawaharlal Nehru ( NAY-roo or NERR-oo, Hindi: [dʒəˌʋaːɦəɾˈlaːl ˈneːɦɾuː] ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, author and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was second only to Mahatma Gandhi...
Has not peace honours and glories of her own unattended by the dangers of war?
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