Motilal Nehru

Category: Personality

Title: Motilal Nehru

Date of Issue: 25-Sep-2012

Denomination: 500(Ps)

 

One of the most eminent personalities of the Indian nationalist movement, motilal Nehru (1861-1931) was a legal luminary, a noted parliamentarian and a journalist who upheld high ideals. He is also remembered as the father of Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister and one of the tallest statements of the world in the post-world war era. Motilal Nehru emerged successful in the legal practice, and in course of time, he came to be counted among the leading lawyers in the country. In 1919 he launched the daily paper ‘independence’, which advocated nationalist ideas forcefully. In 1920 he abandoned his practice at the bar, accepted a frugal style and living and adopted khadi. Motilal Nehru and c.r.das founded the swarajya party in January 1923 and contested the elections. The appointment of Simon commission in 1927, which excluded Indians from the commission, saw a revival of political activity in the country. He passed away on February 6, 1931.