Jawaharlal Nehru : Commonly referred to as 'Chacha Nehru'.
Jawaharlal Nehru, also known as Pandit Nehru, was a political leader of India and freedom fighter. His contribution to the Indian History of independence is immense. He was also very fond of children and was commonly referred to as Chacha Nehru by them.
Nehru was also a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, and thrived with Gandhi as his mentor. Nehru had also planned many movements demanding dominion status and total independence for India from the British.
Jawaharlal Nehru organized the first Kisan March (the march organized for the Farmers) in Pratapgarh, then in Uttar Pradesh, then known as the United Provinces.
He was imprisoned twice from 1920 to 1922 for his active role in the Non-cooperation Movement. He was the baton-charged at Lucknow and also played an essential role in opposing the Simon commission. In the year, 1928, Jawaharlal Nehru formed the “Independence of India League” and was appointed as its General Secretary.
Nehru became the President of the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress in 1929 and passed the resolution of Purna Swaraj. Again from the period of 1930 to 1935, Jawaharlal was imprisoned numerous times for his role in Salt Satyagraha, or the Dandi March, and other similar movements.
With the untiring efforts into the Indian freedom struggle, India finally attained independence on 15th August 1947, and he became the first Prime Minister of independent and free India.
