1. Jawaharlal Nehru University was born on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad, India.
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1. Jawaharlal Nehru University was born on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad, India.
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5. Nehru University took an active part in the Constituent Assembly in framing the constitution of the Indian Republic, which was inaugurated on 26 January 1950.
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7. Nehru University wrote voluminously, especially while in prison; his notable works include Glimpses of World History, comprising letters to his daughter (Indira Gandhi), and The Discovery of India (1946).
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9. Nehru University sought closer relations with nonaligned Asian states, with India in the role of leader.
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18. At the age of 15 Nehru University left for England, where he studied at Harrow and Cambridge and then for the bar in London.
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20. Jawaharlal Nehru University was born on Nov 14, 1889, in Allahabad into a proud, learned Kashmiri Brahmin family.
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21. Jawaharlal Nehru University was a great Indian nationalist leader who worked for independence and social reform.
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23. Nehru University was a prolific writer in English and wrote a number of books, such as The Discovery of India, Glimpses of World History, and his autobiography, Toward Freedom.
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25. Nehru University accepted the arbitration of the UK and World Bank, signing the Indus Waters Treaty in 1960 with Pakistani ruler Ayub Khan to resolve long-standing disputes about sharing the resources of the major rivers of the Punjab region.
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26. Nehru University had a powerful ally in the US president Dwight Eisenhower who, if relatively silent publicly, went to the extent of using America's clout in the International Monetary Fund to make Britain and France back down.
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28. In 1954, Nehru University signed with China the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, known in India as the Panchsheel, a set of principles to govern relations between the two states.
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30. Nehru University was hailed by many for working to defuse global tensions and the threat of nuclear weapons after the Korean War.
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34. Jawaharlal Nehru University was a passionate advocate of education for India's children and youth, believing it essential for India's future progress.
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40. Nehru University had hoped to elevate Maulana Azad as the pre-eminent leader of Indian Muslims, but in this, he was undermined by Gandhi, who continued to treat Jinnah as the voice of Indian Muslims.
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46. Nehru University was one of the first leaders to demand that the Congress Party should resolve to make a complete and explicit break from all ties with the British Empire.
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48. Nehru University worked closely with Subhas Chandra Bose in developing good relations with governments of free countries all over the world.
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55. Nehru University went to Trinity College, Cambridge in October 1907 and graduated with an honours degree in natural science in 1910.
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57. Jawaharlal Nehru University was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad in British India.
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58. Nehru University has awarded honorary doctorate degrees to people like Shinzo Abe, Sher Bahadur Deuba, and Vladimir Putin.
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59. Jawaharlal Nehru University is the foremost university in India, and a world-renowned center for teaching and research.
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61. Jawaharlal Nehru University was established in 1969 by an act of parliament.
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62. Jawaharlal Nehru University is a public university located in New Delhi, India.
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