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History bears witness to the vital part that the ‘prophets’ have played in human progress — which is evidence of the ultimate practical value of expr… - Jawaharlal Nehru
" "History bears witness to the vital part that the ‘prophets’ have played in human progress — which is evidence of the ultimate practical value of expressing unreservedly the truth as one sees it. Yet it also becomes clear that the acceptances and spreading of that vision has always depended on another class of men — “leaders” who had to be philosophical strategists, striking a compromise between truth and men’s receptivity to it.
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About Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was a central figure in India during the middle-third of the 20th-century. He was a principal leader of the Indian independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, Nehru served as the country's prime minister for 17 years.
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Native Name:
जवाहरलाल नेहरू
Alternative Names:
Panditji
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Nehru
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Chacha Nehru
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Pandit Nehru
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Jawaharlal Motilal Nehru
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