The Nehru–Gandhi Family
Few families have shaped independent India's political landscape as profoundly. Beginning with Motilal Nehru — a prominent lawyer and freedom fighter — the family produced India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and later Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. Their influence spans constitutional development, foreign policy, education, science and democratic institutions.
Places, portraits and paper.
Names carried across generations.
- 01Motilal Nehru
- 02Jawaharlal Nehru
- 03Indira Gandhi
- 04Rajiv Gandhi
- 05Rahul Gandhi & Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
- · Motilal Nehru
- · Jawaharlal Nehru
- · Kamala Nehru
- · Indira Gandhi
- · Sonia Gandhi
Major events by generation.
- 1861Motilal Nehru born in Agra to a Kashmiri Pandit family.
- 1889Jawaharlal Nehru born in Allahabad.
- 1919Anand Bhavan becomes the family home in Allahabad.
- 1947Jawaharlal Nehru becomes independent India's first Prime Minister.
- 1966Indira Gandhi elected Prime Minister.
- 1984Rajiv Gandhi becomes Prime Minister.
- 2004Sonia Gandhi leads the UPA coalition to a national mandate.
Places associated with the family.
- Anand Bhavan, PrayagrajHeritage site
- Swaraj Bhavan, PrayagrajHeritage site
- Teen Murti Bhavan, DelhiHeritage site
- Kashmiri Pandit heritage sitesHeritage site
Biographies of prominent descendants.
- Motilal NehruBarrister, Congress president
- Jawaharlal NehruFirst Prime Minister of India
- Indira GandhiPrime Minister
- Rajiv GandhiPrime Minister
- Sonia GandhiCongress president
- Rahul GandhiParliamentarian
- Priyanka Gandhi VadraPolitician & campaigner
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