Children's Day or Bal Diwas is celebrated across India on November 14, the birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru, fondly called Chacha Nehru. Mr Nehru, under the guidance of Mahatma Gandhi, turned out to be a prominent leader of India's struggle for independence against the British. He is also credited as the architect of modern India. Mr Nehru married Kamala Kaul in 1916. Their daughter Indira is the only female Prime Minister India has seen till date.
Here's a list of Famous Personalities Who Share Birthday With Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:
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Prince Charles
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice was born on November 14, 1954 in Birmingham in Alabama. She is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State and was the first female African-American Secretary of State. She was former US President George W Bush's National Security Advisor during his first term, making her the first woman to serve in that position.
In 2008, when former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, announced the Agreement for Cooperation between the United States and India involving peaceful uses of nuclear energy, Ms Rice was involved in the negation of this agreement as the Secretary of State.
Aditya Birla
Aditya Birla was born on November 14, 1943 in Kolkata, in one of the largest business families of India. His grandfather Ghanshyam Das Birla was an associate of Mahatma Gandhi and had built his fortune on aluminium prospecting and as the manufacturer of the Ambassador car.
In his company, he oversaw the diversification into textiles, petrochemicals and telecommunications.
He was one of the first Indian industrialists to expand abroad, setting up plants in South East Asia, the Philippines and Egypt. He died in 1995 at the age of 52 and left his young son Kumar Mangalam Birla in charge of Aditya Birla Group. He also has a daughter Vasavadatta Bajaj.
Adam Gilchrist (Left) with Narendra Modi and Brett Lee
Adam Gilchrist
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