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On Nehru's humility and dignity.
When Sardar Patel died, Nehru asked President Rajendra Prasad to not attend his funeral. He asked that bureaucrats attending the funeral do so on their personal expense. Rajendra Prasad ignored Nehru and went for the cremation.
On Nehru's humility and dignity.
When Sardar Patel died, Nehru asked President Rajendra Prasad to not attend his funeral. He asked that bureaucrats attending the funeral do so on their personal expense. Rajendra Prasad ignored Nehru and went for the cremation.
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When Rajendra Prasad died in 1963, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote to President Radhakrishnan expressing his inability to attend Rajendra Prasad’s funeral in Patna. Nehru counselled Radhakrishnan not to go to Patna.
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan ignored the advice and went.
When Rajendra Prasad died in 1963, Jawaharlal Nehru wrote to President Radhakrishnan expressing his inability to attend Rajendra Prasad’s funeral in Patna. Nehru counselled Radhakrishnan not to go to Patna.
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan ignored the advice and went.
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Lady Edwina Mountbatten died in 1960 and was buried at sea. Nehru had the Indian Navy frigate INS Trishul escort the HMS Wakeful and cast a wreath.
Lady Edwina Mountbatten died in 1960 and was buried at sea. Nehru had the Indian Navy frigate INS Trishul escort the HMS Wakeful and cast a wreath.
Reference for 3:
1. Alex Von Tunzelmann, Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, 2008
2. Edwina Mountbatten : A Life of her Own
by Morgan, Janet P
1. Alex Von Tunzelmann, Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire, 2008
2. Edwina Mountbatten : A Life of her Own
by Morgan, Janet P
References for 1 and 2
1. Pilgrimage to Freedom, by KM Munshi
2. Rajendra Babu Patron Ke Aaine Mein Part I, Tara Sinha
as reproduced in dailyo.in/politics/rajiv…
1. Pilgrimage to Freedom, by KM Munshi
2. Rajendra Babu Patron Ke Aaine Mein Part I, Tara Sinha
as reproduced in dailyo.in/politics/rajiv…
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