Homage to the leader
Comments Off
By K.N. Pandita
On November 14 each year, the nation pays homage to one of her most illustrious sons, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India and the foremost among the freedom fighters. He is remembered for his role as a leader of the freedom movement, as the ideologue of independent India and the builder of modern India. Rarely does history find such eminent personalities as are destined to perform historic role in liberating a nation and building the nation. His was a unique personality rooted in Indian civilization; an Indian as much Anglicized as any Englishman, and a citizen of the world in true sense of the term. He belonged to humanity for he had transcended caste, creed, color and race. Greatness followed him in hot pursuit, in his thoughts and deeds. He had a scientific mind and temper and could synthesize old and new with remarkable finesse. He had a magnetic personality that disarmed the opponents, won friends and neutralized enemies. He was enormously steadfast and resilient, the two opposite ends blended proportionately in his character. Continue Reading…