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Jawaharlal Nehru b'day spl: 10 facts to know about India's first Prime Minister

Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad. He was India's first Prime minister. Nehru loved children and they returned that love to him by fondly referring to him as 'chacha Nehru'. His

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 14, 2015 7:04 IST


5.    While studying at Harrow College (Middlesex) and Trinity College, Cambridge, his fellow classmates called him Joe Nehru. He was a very popular student and loved by his batch mates for his jovial nature and intellect.

As a student of Natural Sciences, Nehru had to study Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. But he was not friendly with numbers hence he opted for Botany instead. Nehru studied Natural sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge.

He also completed a degree in Law from the Inner Temple. Natural Sciences comprised Physics, Chemistry. Nehru's father, Motilal Nehru wanted him to take up law and become a barrister, which he did, but his heart was not in the subject.

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