THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Science

"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."

- Archimedes

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: जवाहरलाल नेहरू, 14 November 1889–27 May 1964) was the first and longest-serving prime minister of independent India, serving from 1947 to 1964. A leading figure in the Indian independence movement, Nehru was elected by the Congress party to assume office as independent India's first Prime Minister, and later when the Congress won India's first general election in 1952. As one of the founders of the Non-aligned Movement he was also an important figure in the international politics of the post-war era. He is also referred to as Pandit Nehru ("pandit," Sanskrit, "scholar", as honorific) and in India, as Panditji .

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