Important Days

Children’s Day 2026 - November 14

November 15 , 2026 6 hrs 0 min 9 0

It marks the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru, who was born on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad (present-day Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh.
He was India's first Prime Minister and served from August 15, 1947, to May 27, 1964.
He studied at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge, in England, and later studied law at Inner Temple, London.
He participated in the Indian freedom movement, worked with Mahatma Gandhi and presided over the 1929 Lahore session of the Indian National Congress, which adopted Purna Swaraj as its goal.
He promoted scientific development, higher education, industrialisation and the policy of Non-Alignment in India's foreign affairs.
He received the Bharat Ratna in 1955 and was popularly known as Chacha Nehru because of his affection for children.