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Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes

Former Prime Minister of India

Jawaharlal Nehru served as the first Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964. A prominent leader in the Indian independence movement, he played a pivotal role in shaping the new nation's political and social landscape. Nehru was a philosopher, writer, and lawyer, and his vision for a secular, democratic, and modern India continues to influence the country's development.

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Famous Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes

“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.”

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Book:Sept. 1964-May 1949

Source: Sept. 1964-May 1949

“Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.”

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Book:The essential writings of Jawaharlal Nehru

Source: The essential writings of Jawaharlal Nehru

“I have long believed that the only way peace can be achieved is through world government.”

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Author:Jawaharlal Nehru

“The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but so long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.”

Men May Long Has Beens Eye Suffering Generations Tears Ambition Wipe Our Generation Greatest Man

Book:Sept. 1964-May 1949

Source: Sept. 1964-May 1949

“The Ganga, especially, is the river of India, beloved of her people, round which are intertwined her memories, her hopes and fears, her songs of triumph, her victories and her defeats. She has been a symbol of India's age-long culture and civilization, ever changing, ever flowing, and yet ever the same Ganga.”

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Book:Jawaharlal Nehru, an anthology

Source: Jawaharlal Nehru, an anthology

“Only a prisoner who has been confined for long behind high walk can appreciate the extraordinary psychological value of these outside walks and open views.”

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Book:Jawaharlal Nehru, an autobiography: with musings on recent events in India

Source: Jawaharlal Nehru, an autobiography: with musings on recent events in India

“If I was asked what is the greatest treasure which India possesses and what is her finest heritage, I would answer unhesitatingly that it is the Samskrit language and literature and all that it contains. This is a magnificent inheritance and so long as this endures and influences the life of our people, so long will the basic genius of India continue. If our race forgot the Buddha, the Upanishads and the great epics (Ramayana and Mahabharata), India would cease to be India .”

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Author:Jawaharlal Nehru

“India has known the innocence and insouciance of childhood, the passion and abandon of youth, and the ripe wisdom of maturity that comes from long experience of pain and pleasure; and over and over a gain she has renewed her childhood and youth and age”

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Book:The Quintessence of Nehru

Source: The Quintessence of Nehru

“Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge... At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.”