Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Independent India will forever be remembered as an outstanding political hero, not just in India but all over the world. A visionary leader, he was a key player in the Indian Independence movement.

Born on November 14, 1889, into a nationalist family to Motilal Nehru, a famous lawyer and Nationalist politician of his time, he was educated mainly in England, but his Indian roots pulled him back to his homeland in 1912.

As a young man, with an English upbringing influenced by nationalist ideas coupled with his love of Indian philosophy, literature and history, Pandit Nehru fought for justice and worked on anti-imperialist and anti-colonial policies. In his struggle for freedom for his motherland, he even spent ten years under arrest between 1920 and 1947.

His strong faith in justice and a dream for an Independent India drove him on and his efforts paid off on August 15, 1947, as India woke up to freedom after two hundred years of oppression.

Interestingly,it was his love for children that led to his birthday-November 14-being celebrated as Children’s day in India

The Mayer Mint—Germany is proud to present the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru medallion under the ‘Father of Nation’ series.