Did Motilal Nehru have 5 wives?

Mathai, private secretary of Jawaharlal Nehru, mentions that Motilal Nehru had five wives – Swaroop Rani, who was his legal wife, Thussu Rahman Bai, Manjari, an Iranian woman, and a domestic help.

Which caste belong to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru?

Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad in British India. His father, Motilal Nehru (1861–1931), a self-made wealthy barrister who belonged to the Kashmiri Pandit community, served twice as president of the Indian National Congress, in 1919 and 1928.

Why is Nehru family called Gandhi?

The Gandhi surname came from Feroze Gandhi, a politician of Gujarati Parsi ancestry, who changed the spelling of his surname, from Ghandy to Gandhi, after joining the independence movement to bring it in line with that of Mahatma Gandhi (no relation).

What was Nehru’s profession *?

Author
BarristerStatespersonTitular ruler
Jawaharlal Nehru/Professions

Who was mother of Jawaharlal Nehru?

Swarup Rani Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru/Mothers
Circa 1891; Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 – 1964) with his mother Swaroop Rani Nehru (Thussu), 1868 – 1938. Wife of Motilal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru was to become Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence. 1950.

Who is the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru?

Indira Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru/Daughters

When was Jawaharlal Nehru married?

February 8, 1916 (Kamala Nehru)
Jawaharlal Nehru/Wedding dates

Is Jawaharlal Nehru married?

Kamala Nehrum. 1916–1936
Jawaharlal Nehru/Spouse

Who is the wife of Jawaharlal Nehru?

Jawaharlal Nehru/Wife

Why was Indira Gandhi murdered?

Operation Blue Star was an Indian military action carried out between 1 and 8 June 1984, ordered by Indira Gandhi to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the holy Golden temple of the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Punjab….

Assassination of Indira Gandhi
Assailants Satwant Singh and Beant Singh

Who was Jawaharlal Nehru’s wife?

Jawaharlal Nehru/Wife
Four years after his return to India, in March 1916, Nehru married Kamala Kaul, who also came from a Kashmiri family that had settled in Delhi. Their only child, Indira Priyadarshini, was born in 1917; she would later (under her married name of Indira Gandhi) also serve (1966–77 and 1980–84) as prime minister of India.

At what age Nehru died?

74 years (1889–1964)
Jawaharlal Nehru/Age at death