Motilal Nehru (Aged 70) was born on 6 May 1861 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. His parents were Gangadhar Nehru and his wife Indrani. The Nehru family had been settled in Delhi for several generations, and Gangadhar Nehru was a kotwal in that city. During India’s independence struggle of 1857, Gangadhar left Delhi with his family and moved to Agra, where some of his relatives lived.
Motilal Nehru showed his industry and resilience by studying for and passing the necessary examinations to practice law in the British colonial courts. He then began practising law at the provincial High Court at Agra. Subsequently, the High Court shifted base to Allahabad, and the family (including Motilal) moved to that city.
Many of Motilal’s suits were civil cases involving large land-owning families, and soon he made a mark for himself in the legal profession of Allahabad. With the success of his practice, he bought a large family home in the Civil Lines of the city in 1900, rebuilt it, and named it Anand Bhavan (lit. Joy house). In 1909, he reached the pinnacle of his legal career by gaining the approval to appear in the Privy Council of Great Britain.
Motilal Nehru served as President of the Congress Party twice, once in Amritsar (1919) and the second time in Calcutta (1928). He was arrested during the Non-Cooperation Movement. Although initially close to Gandhi, he openly criticized Gandhi’s suspension of civil resistance in 1922 due to the murder of policemen by a riotous mob in Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh. He passed away on 6 February 1931 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Motilal Nehru
(1861 – 1931) – (Uttar Pradesh)
Motilal Nehru (Aged 70) was born on 6 May 1861 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. His parents were Gangadhar Nehru and his wife Indrani. The Nehru family had been settled in Delhi for several generations, and Gangadhar Nehru was a kotwal in that city. During India’s independence struggle of 1857, Gangadhar left Delhi with his family and moved to Agra, where some of his relatives lived.
Motilal Nehru showed his industry and resilience by studying for and passing the necessary examinations to practice law in the British colonial courts. He then began practising law at the provincial High Court at Agra. Subsequently, the High Court shifted base to Allahabad, and the family (including Motilal) moved to that city.
Many of Motilal’s suits were civil cases involving large land-owning families, and soon he made a mark for himself in the legal profession of Allahabad. With the success of his practice, he bought a large family home in the Civil Lines of the city in 1900, rebuilt it, and named it Anand Bhavan (lit. Joy house). In 1909, he reached the pinnacle of his legal career by gaining the approval to appear in the Privy Council of Great Britain.
Motilal Nehru served as President of the Congress Party twice, once in Amritsar (1919) and the second time in Calcutta (1928). He was arrested during the Non-Cooperation Movement. Although initially close to Gandhi, he openly criticized Gandhi’s suspension of civil resistance in 1922 due to the murder of policemen by a riotous mob in Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh. He passed away on 6 February 1931 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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