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Nehru and Gandhi were two different persons.
First president of India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
First Prime Minister of India was Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru.
Mahatma Gandhi is the father of the nation, known worldwide for his non-violence.
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∙ 11y agoNo. He was given the title 'The Father Of The Nation' but never became the president. Moreover, he never joined the Parliament. The first president of India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
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Why nehru became first prime minister of India?
Nehru was not elected by the Congress party, out of 15 votes 14 went to Sardar Patel and 1 to Nehru. Nehru was desperate for position and power, so he told Mr Gandhi, that I will split the congress. If the congress was split English rule would not have handed over the rule to congress, Gandhi had no other option but to, bend in front of Nehru. So Gandhi Convinced Sardar Patel and Nehru's Name was brought forward.
Who is known as the iron woman of India?
Indira Gandhi ,daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru (chacha Nehru ji)
Who is the prime minister of India in 1975?
Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister of India in 1958. He became India's first prime minister in 1947 after this country's gained its independence from England. He served in this office from 1947 until his death in 1964.
Who is Indira Gandhi related to?
Indira gandhi was the sole child of JAWARHAR LAL NEHRU, who was the first prime minister of free india. She is not related to MAHATMA GANDHI. She fell in love with Feroz gandhi and got married to him much against her father's wish. Gandhi ji was a friend of Nehru ji who helped Indira in convincing nehruji to accept her marriage to Feroz
Where pt nehru and mahatma Gandhi meet first time in lucknow?
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi meet first time of the meeting of Indian National Congress in the year of 1916 at Lucknow.
Did Gandhi's daughter Indira serve as India's president?
First, Jawarharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India was Indira's father and not Gandhi. Indira Gandhi was her married name. Her husband was Feroz Gandhi. She was never the president, but she was elected as the Prime Minister of India twice.
How long did Gandhi live for?
Mohandas Gandhi was 79 when he was killed (2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948).
Who is called as father of nation of India?
It might be Gandhi (for certain reasons), it might be Nehru (as first president of the new independent democracy).
Were Gandhi and Nehru relatives?
No. Jawaharlal Nehru and Gandhi were not family. Also, there's a famous political Nehru-Gandhi family in India, but they are not related to Mahatma Gandhi either.
How was India's first president?
jawaharlal nehru
Who was the fifth prime minister of India?
The third prime minister of India was Lal Bahadur shastri.
Who succeeded M Gandhi?
Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister of independent India in 1947, following Gandhi's assassination.
First women president of Indian National congress from nehru family?
Indira gandhi
How did Jawaharlal Nehru contribute to the partitioning of India?
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister of Independent India. The first prime minister of India was Mohandas Gandhi.
What is the first name of Rahul Gandhi's father?
The name of Indira Gandhi father was Jawharlal Nehru. He was the first prime minister of India as well.
Who were the first prime minister and the president of India?
The first president of India was Rajendra Prasad and the first prime minister of India was Jawaharlal Nehru.
How do modern Indians view Gandhi and Nehru?
Gandhi was a pacifist who wanted his home country of India to be free of British rule. Gandhi was assassinated before that happened. He is revered in India as a founding father of the new nation of India. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of the free India in 1947. Both men are honored in India.
