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Nation pays homage to Nehru on his 48th death anniversary | The nation on Sunday paid homage to India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, on his
48th death anniversary. President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice-President Mohammad
Hamid Ansari, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit
were among the first to pay floral tribute to the late leader at Shanti Van, the
memorial dedicated to Nehru. An all religion prayer meeting was organised in the
memorial premises. A pivotal figure during India 's independence movement, Nehru
was born on November 14, 1889 in Allahabad . Nehru graduated from Cambridge University
, and returned to India in 1912. He was also a key figure in international politics
in the post-war period, and was one of the founding figures of the Non-Aligned
Movement. Popularly referred to as Panditji, Nehru was also a writer, scholar
and an amateur historian. Nehru was one of the youngest leaders of the Indian
National Congress and was jailed seven times. He was independent India 's first
Prime Minister from August 15, 1947 to May 27, 1964.
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