| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Number: | 22 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Jawaharlal (Pandit) Nehru |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1889 |
| Year, Death: | 1964 |
| Profession: | First prime minister of independent India (1947-1964) |
| City: | Delhi |
| Country: | INDIA (IN) |
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| Motivation: | Nehru established parliamentary government in India, and he had been one of the principal leaders of the independence movement. He was nominated for his neutralist foreign policy and for upholding the same principles as Gandhi. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Professors at the University of Madras (Shrinavala Sarma) |
| Profession: | Professors |
| University: | University of Madras |
| City: | Madras (now Chennai) |
| Country: | INDIA (IN) |
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| Comments: |
Sarma made the nomination on behalf of the professors at the University of Madras. |
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