30 Old and Rare Photos of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

jawaharlal-nehruJawaharlal Nehru was an Indian politician and statesman, a leader in the Indian Independence Movement, and the first Prime Minister of independent India. He was one of the founders of the international Non-Aligned Movement. He is often credited for the early success of five year plans, IITs and industrialization of modern India. He was the father of Indira Gandhi and the maternal grandfather of Rajiv Gandhi, who were to later serve as the third and sixth Prime Ministers of India, respectively. In this post, I have compiled a collection of rare old photographs of Pandit Nehru. Please have a look and don’t forget to share on facebook if you like these photos.

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Nehru as a boy with father Moti Lal Nehru and mother Swarup rani

Nehru as a boy with father Moti Lal Nehru and mother Swarup rani

Nehru's Yagnopveet Sanskaar

Nehru’s Yagnopveet Sanskaar

Nehru as a cadet at Harrow

Nehru as a cadet at Harrow

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Bar at Law

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Marrige  1916

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Nehru with daughter Indira Priyadarshani 1918

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Jawaharlal Nehru with Wife Kamala and Daughter Indira

Albert Einstein Meets Jawaharlal Nehru - 1949

Albert Einstein Meets Jawaharlal Nehru – 1949

Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru - 1950's

Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru – 1950’s

 Rabindranath Tagore and Jawaharlal Nehru - November 4 1936, Bolpur Bengal

Rabindranath Tagore and Jawaharlal Nehru – November 4 1936, Bolpur Bengal

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Turns Water Irrigation Wheel - Khanpur 1958

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Turns Water Irrigation Wheel – Khanpur 1958

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Rides Yak During Visit to Bhutan in Himalayas - 1958

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Rides Yak During Visit to Bhutan in Himalayas – 1958

President and Mrs_ John F_ Kennedy greet Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Mrs_ Gandhi

President and Mrs John F Kennedy greet Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Mrs Gandhi

Portrait of Jawaharlal Nehru

Portrait of Jawaharlal Nehru

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru - 1942 Portrait

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru – 1942 Portrait

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Nehru and Gandhi

Nehru with Rajiv Gandhi after the death of Feroz Gandhi

Nehru with Rajiv Gandhi after the death of Feroz Gandhi

Nehru with Edwina

 Nehru with Edwina

 ndian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose (Right) with Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru (Middle) and Professor Khitish Roy (Curator, Rabindra Bhavana) - Shantiniketan, West Bengal 1958 b

Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose (Right) with Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru (Middle) and Professor Khitish Roy (Curator, Rabindra Bhavana) – Shantiniketan, West Bengal 1958 b

Lord Mountbatten swears in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime Minister of free India at the ceremony held at 8_30 AM on August 15, 1947

Lord Mountbatten swears in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime Minister of free India at the ceremony held at 8_30 AM on August 15, 1947

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Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru with his sister Krishna Hutheesing - May 1946

Jawaharlal Nehru with his sister Krishna Hutheesing – May 1946

Jawaharlal Nehru hosting Queen Elizabeth II during state visit by British monarch 1961

Jawaharlal Nehru hosting Queen Elizabeth II during state visit by British monarch 1961

Jawaharlal Nehru and Dalai Lama 1961

Jawaharlal Nehru and Dalai Lama 1961

India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Welcomes Chou En-Lai of China at New Delhi Palam Airfield - 1954

India’s Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Welcomes Chou En-Lai of China at New Delhi Palam Airfield – 1954

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, meeting people on the grounds of his residence - New Delhi November 1962

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, meeting people on the grounds of his residence – New Delhi November 1962

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with his grandsons Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi - 1950

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with his grandsons Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi – 1950

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with British PM Harold MacMillan & his wife Lady Dorothy MacMillan - 1960

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with British PM Harold MacMillan & his wife Lady Dorothy MacMillan  – 1960

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Presenting a Trophy on the Occassion of the First Boat Race in Alleppey, Kerala - 1952

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Presenting a Trophy on the Occassion of the First Boat Race in Alleppey, Kerala – 1952

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his sister Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit during visit to annexed Hyderabad - 1949

 Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his sister Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit during visit to annexed Hyderabad – 1949

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Daughter Mrs Indira Gandhi - 1956

 Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Daughter Mrs Indira Gandhi – 1956

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (right) toasts United Arab Republic President Gamal Abdel Nasser (left) and Indonesian President Sukarno (center) in New York, USA 1960

Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (right) toasts United Arab Republic President Gamal Abdel Nasser (left) and Indonesian President Sukarno (center) in New York, USA 1960

Indian Planning Commission Meeting (Jawaharlal Nehru in Center) - New Delhi, India June 1952

Indian Planning Commission Meeting (Jawaharlal Nehru in Center) – New Delhi, India June 1952

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Nehru, Mrs Indira Gandhi, Shri K C Reddy, Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda, Sardar Swaran Singh and others bidding farewell to the Soviet Leaders at Palam Airport, New Delhi December-1955

f India and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister photographed with the artists who entertained a large number of guests at a reception held by the President at Government House, New Delh

Rajendra Prasad, President of  India and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister photographed with the artists who entertained a large number of guests at a reception held by the President at Government House, New Delhi

US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (2nd from right), Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1st from right) and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (3rd from right) Enjoying a Snake Charmer Show - c1960's

US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (2nd from right), Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1st from right) and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (3rd from right) Enjoying a Snake Charmer Show – c1960’s. No wonder why India was called the land of snake charmers.

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Jawaharlal Nehru with his daughter Indira and grandsons Rajiv and Sanjay 1959

Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - 1946

Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – 1946

Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru - 1950's

Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru – 1950

Comments

8 responses to “30 Old and Rare Photos of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru”

  1. Avinash Patil, MANS

    Thanks for this opportunity.
    Your team has taken good efforts for it.
    Congratulations !

    —Avinash Patil,
    MANS’s Vivek Jagar.

  2. karan

    fellow who although did not get even 1 vote out fo 15 votes to be nominated as PRESIDENT OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS and subsequent to become FIRST PM of India, yet shamelessly bypasses democracy, sidelines the ‘person selected as president of Indian national congress ‘ by votes of 13-0 i.e ‘Sardar Patel’,as a crooked mindset and closeness to Gandhi, gets himself ‘ names and nominated ‘ to become president of the party,by forcing Gandhi to ask Sardar to withdraw his nomination, by cheating becomes first PM of India. there was no democracy,no morals,no values,no ethics when this fellow was in congress .

  3. prem Dubey

    Vintage Photographs Of the Great Leader of India Pt, Jawahar Lal Nehru.Thanks for providing here.

  4. Atanu Mukerji

    The pic of him lightning a cigarette for Edwina is actually British high commissioners wife and not Edwina.

  5. PBSVPSarma

    Nice collection of photoes

  6. Hemenat

    The photo with Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi must be of 1960, and not of 1950 as mentioned.

  7. Prashant Pandey

    A pic with Bollywood veterans is marvalous

  8. Achinta Marik

    Cigarette smoking is good for health but bad for INDIA

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