Jawaharlal Nehru by Pratim Das

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I remember Pandit Nehru well, and this is an excellent portrait - we could do with statesmen like this in the world today.

Thanks Robert Jones for the compliment...

FORMER PRIME MINISTERS OF INDIA # 1 ...JAWAHARLAL NEHRU ...ACRYLIC ON IVORY BOARD ... 5INCH*7INCH ...2014... Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian independence movement under the tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in office in 1964. Nehru is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state: a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic. Nehru was elected by the Congress to assume office as independent India's first Prime Minister, although the question of leadership had been settled as far back as 1941, when Gandhi acknowledged Nehru as his political heir and successor. As Prime Minister, Nehru set out to realise his vision of India. The Constitution of India was enacted in 1950, after which he embarked on an ambitious program of economic, social and political reforms. Chiefly, he oversaw India's transition from a monarchy to a republic, while nurturing a plural, multi-party democracy. In foreign policy, Nehru took a leading role in Non-Alignment while projecting India as a regional hegemon in South Asia.[INFO: WIKIPEDIA]