The Nehruvian Era: Part 1 The first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru mesmerized the world with his most famous speech Tryst with Destiny on the eve of India’s independence. His speech showed us his ideas for the nation. We learnt how he wished to see India, and every single word of his justified why it was very important to fight to foreign enemy. His words guided us that power and freedom comes with a lot of responsibility, and one should not take it for granted. Another aspect of this freedom was the partition of British India into India and Pakistan. India and Pakistan were born out of India’s Independence Act 1947, under Governor General Lord Mountbatten. These two newly born independent countries had leaders which were very similar in terms of personality. Both le
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