Little India
LEADERS OF INDIA |
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JAWAHARHARLAL NAHRU Born on 14 November 1889, Jawaharlal was the son of Motilal Nehru. He went to england to studey law, but soon after his return, he met Mahatma Gandhi and joined the National movement. He was very close to Gandhi, and became a major leader of the Congress. During the course of the freedom struggle, his father, mnother and wife had died and he had spent nine years in jail. Jawaharlal remained committed to the dream an vision of building a strong and independent India, Mahatma Gandhi felt he was the best person to lead the new country. The quit india movementThe congress aimed to start a non-violent mass struggle on 9 august 1942. But on the mornig of 9 august gandhi and other leaders were arrested. Hartals and protests started everywhere. the people started attacking. The father of NationMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Gujarat Porbandar on 2nd october 1869. He went to England to study law. The great reformerRaja Ram Mohan Roy lived in India at the time where the British ruled his country. He was born in a well to do family, and when he was a young man, he went to work for the British at calcutta. He was a scholar who studied philosophy, religion and languages, including Greek, Latin, French, English, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit. |