Nehru-Gandhi Family - Family Tree - First Generation

First Generation

• Motilal Nehru (1861–1931) was a lawyer, a prominent leader of the Indian independence movement and an important leader of the Indian National Congress, who also served as the Congress President twice, 1919–1920 and 1928–1929. He was the founder patriarch of India's most powerful political family, the Nehru–Gandhi family.
• Swaruprani Nehru (1868–1938) was the wife of Motilal Nehru. She became active in the Indian independence movement when her husband and son were jailed by the British.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) was the only son of Motilal Nehru. He was the first Prime Minister of India. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement and had succeeded his father as President of the Congress in 1929.
  • Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990) was the eldest daughter of Motilal Nehru. She was an Indian diplomat and politician. She was prominent in Congress itics. She became a diplomat, serving as ambassador to the USSR, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and later as President of the United Nations General Assembly.
  • Krishna Hutheesing (1907–1967) was the youngest daughter of Motilal Nehru. She was a famous Indian writer and biographer.
• Nandlal Nehru (1845–1887) was an older brother of Motilal Nehru. He was the Diwan (Prime Minister) of the princely state of Khetri in Rajputana.
  • Brijlal Nehru (born 1884) was the son of Nandlal Nehru and a nephew of Motilal Nehru. He was the Finance Minister of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir during the rule of Maharaja Hari Singh.