Motilal Nehru
Motilal Nehru's family (center, seated), with Jawaharlal Nehru , his wife Kamala and daughter Indira
Motilal Nehru ( Hindi मोतीलाल नेहरू, Motīlāl Nehrū ; born May 6, 1861 in Agra , † February 6, 1931 in Lucknow ) was an Indian lawyer and a leading politician of the Indian National Congress . He first worked as an attorney in the Kanpur District Courts . After three years of service, Motilal Nehru moved to Allahabad to serve on the Allahabad High Court .
Life
Nehru was a co-founder of the Swaraj party in 1922 . He was a member of the Nehru Gandhi family and the father of Jawaharlal Nehru .
He was also a Freemason and a member of the Harmony Lodge in Kanpur .
literature
- The small encyclopedia , Encyclios-Verlag, Zurich, 1950, volume 2, page 237
Web links
- Literature by and about Motilal Nehru in the catalog of the German National Library
- Newspaper article about Motilal Nehru in the press kit of the 20th century of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nehru, Motilal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian lawyer and statesman; Co-founder of the Swaraj party |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Allahabad |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 1931 |
| Place of death | Lucknow |