--- title: "5 Lesser-known facts about Jawaharlal Nehru" description: "India's first Prime Minister, Nehru designed most of India's foreign policies and he initiated a lot of foreign trade in his tenure. Here are some facts." author: "Abhishek Sen" published: 2022-10-07 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1244/5-lesser-known-facts-about-jawaharlal-nehru category: "history" tags: ["Jawaharlal Nehru", "Nehru", "chacha nehru", "first prime minister", "prime minister of India"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # 5 Lesser-known facts about Jawaharlal Nehru ![5 Lesser known facts about Jawaharlal Nehru](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/78b2a9f0-2998-4558-a0f1-e5c0e29b7460/images/42945ceb-7a6d-4d7b-8122-752606bb72bd.jpeg) ![5 Lesser known facts about Jawaharlal Nehru](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/78b2a9f0-2998-4558-a0f1-e5c0e29b7460/images/dd67cd16-4c47-45fe-8905-a5a5fbec3300.jpeg) 1.5 Million People Gathered To Witness His Cremation ![5 Lesser known facts about Jawaharlal Nehru](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/78b2a9f0-2998-4558-a0f1-e5c0e29b7460/images/21fb113a-0b3b-4e36-8cde-e0086ecf666b.jpeg) He Penned His Autobiography In Prison ![5 Lesser known facts about Jawaharlal Nehru](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/78b2a9f0-2998-4558-a0f1-e5c0e29b7460/images/74cb36dd-67fd-40ee-b257-cdf778ee2b5f.jpeg) He's Believed To Be The Main Cause Of Partition ![5 Lesser known facts about Jawaharlal Nehru](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/78b2a9f0-2998-4558-a0f1-e5c0e29b7460/images/c5db3066-c74a-43ae-ac6a-55ae244a634c.jpeg) He Was A Chain Smoker ![5 Lesser known facts about Jawaharlal Nehru](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/78b2a9f0-2998-4558-a0f1-e5c0e29b7460/images/1e8ef50c-e17a-422b-ae80-03b452b4e2e7.jpeg) He Had An 'Affair' With An Englishwoman --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1244/5-lesser-known-facts-about-jawaharlal-nehru Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.