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He was the father of Indian independence activist [[Motilal Nehru]] and grandfather of India's first [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], and thus part of the [[Nehru–Gandhi family]].<ref name="Navhind">{{cite news|title=The Founder of the Nehru Dynasty|url= http://www.navhindtimes.in/panorama/founder-nehru-dynasty|newspaper=Navhind Times|date=23 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125121055/http://www.navhindtimes.in/panorama/founder-nehru-dynasty|archive-date=25 November 2013|author=Phadnis, Shekhar|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>
He was the father of Indian independence activist [[Motilal Nehru]] and grandfather of India's first [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], and thus part of the [[Nehru–Gandhi family]].<ref name="Navhind">{{cite news|title=The Founder of the Nehru Dynasty|url= http://www.navhindtimes.in/panorama/founder-nehru-dynasty|newspaper=Navhind Times|date=23 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125121055/http://www.navhindtimes.in/panorama/founder-nehru-dynasty|archive-date=25 November 2013|author=Phadnis, Shekhar|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>
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==Biography==
==Biography==
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Gangadhar Nehru was appointed the [[Kotwal]] (a rank similar to [[Chief of police]]) of [[Delhi]] in the court of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal emperor]] [[Bahadur Shah II]].<ref name=Sahgal>{{cite book|last1=Sahgal|first1=Manmohini Zutshi|author-link1=Manmohini Zutshi Sahgal|title=An Indian Freedom Fighter Recalls Her Life|date=1994|publisher=M.E. Sharpe|isbn=9781563243394|pages=3–4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J3Wsf38G7uwC&pg=PA3&}}</ref> He was the last person to hold that post, as the institution was soon abolished as a result of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref name="DelhiPolice">{{cite web|url=http://www.delhipolice.nic.in/home/history.htm|title=History of Delhi Police|publisher=Delhi Police|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref> Later when the British troops began shelling their way into the city, he fled to [[Agra]] along with his wife Jeorani and their four children (two teenage sons, Bansidhar and [[Nandlal Nehru|Nandlal]], and two daughters, Patrani and Maharani). His youngest child, Motilal, was born posthumously, three months later.<ref name=san/><ref name="Rau1967">{{cite book|last=Rau|first=M. Chalapathi|author-link=Manikonda Chalapathi Rau|title=Nehru for Children|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cmKzgMfl5vEC&pg=PA7|year=1967|publisher=Children's Book Trust|isbn=978-81-7011-035-4|page=7}}</ref>
Gangadhar Nehru was appointed the [[Kotwal]] (a rank similar to [[Chief of police]]) of [[Delhi]] in the court of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal emperor]] [[Bahadur Shah II]].<ref name=Sahgal>{{cite book|last1=Sahgal|first1=Manmohini Zutshi|author-link1=Manmohini Zutshi Sahgal|title=An Indian Freedom Fighter Recalls Her Life|date=1994|publisher=M.E. Sharpe|isbn=9781563243394|pages=3–4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J3Wsf38G7uwC&pg=PA3&}}</ref> He was the last person to hold that post, as the institution was soon abolished as a result of the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref name="DelhiPolice">{{cite web|url=http://www.delhipolice.nic.in/home/history.htm|title=History of Delhi Police|publisher=Delhi Police|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref> Later when the British troops began shelling their way into the city, he fled to [[Agra]] along with his wife Jeorani and their four children (two teenage sons, Bansidhar and [[Nandlal Nehru|Nandlal]], and two daughters, Patrani and Maharani). His youngest child, Motilal, was born posthumously, three months later.<ref name=san/><ref name="Rau1967">{{cite book|last=Rau|first=M. Chalapathi|author-link=Manikonda Chalapathi Rau|title=Nehru for Children|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cmKzgMfl5vEC&pg=PA7|year=1967|publisher=Children's Book Trust|isbn=978-81-7011-035-4|page=7}}</ref>


Gangadhar's eldest son, Bansi Dhar Nehru worked in the judicial department of the British Government and, being appointed successively to various places, was partly cut off from the rest of the family. The second son, Nandlal, entered the service of an Indian State and was Diwan of [[Khetri]] State in [[Rajputana]] for ten years. Later he studied law and settled down as a practicing lawyer in Agra.<ref name=san>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117060351/http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/pandit_motilal_nehru.htm| archive-date=17 November 2009|url=http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/pandit_motilal_nehru.htm|title=Pandit Motilal Nehru (1861-1931), President- Amritsar, 1919; Calcutta, 1928 |website=Congress Sandesh|publisher=Indian National Congress|access-date=17 November 2014}}
Gangadhar's eldest son, Bansi Dhar Nehru worked in the judicial department of the British Government and, being appointed successively to various places, was partly cut off from the rest of the family. The second son, Nandlal, entered the service of an Indian State and was Diwan of [[Khetri]] State in [[Rajputana]] for ten years. Later he studied law and settled down as a practising lawyer in Agra.<ref name=san>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117060351/http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/pandit_motilal_nehru.htm| archive-date=17 November 2009|url=http://www.congresssandesh.com/AICC/history/presidents/pandit_motilal_nehru.htm|title=Pandit Motilal Nehru (1861-1931), President- Amritsar, 1919; Calcutta, 1928 |website=Congress Sandesh|publisher=Indian National Congress|access-date=17 November 2014}}


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===Conspiracy theory===
There is a [[conspiracy theory]] that Gangadhar Nehru's original name was Ghiyasuddin Ghazi. The theory originated after a series of vandal edits on the Wikipedia page that made its way to other websites.<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/truth-about-nehru-why-conspiracy-theorists-are-wrong-about-him/story-0fcHGicBnzGwu72Juw0dEO.html</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Gangadhar Nehru
Kotwal of Delhi
MonarchBahadur Shah II
Personal details
Born1827 (1827)
Died4 February 1861(1861-02-04) (aged 33–34)
Spouse(s)Jeorani Nehru
ChildrenBansidhar
Nandlal
Patrani
Maharani
Motilal
Parent(s)Laxmi Narain Nehru
RelativesSee Nehru-Gandhi family

Gangadhar Nehru (1827  – 4 February 1861) was an Indian police officer, who served as the last kotwal of Delhi (Chief of Police) in the court of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II, before the position was abolished following the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

He was the father of Indian independence activist Motilal Nehru and grandfather of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and thus part of the Nehru–Gandhi family.[1]

Biography

During the early part of the 19th century, Gangadhar's father, Laxmi Narain Nehru, worked as a scribe in Delhi for the East India Company.[2]

Gangadhar Nehru was appointed the Kotwal (a rank similar to Chief of police) of Delhi in the court of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II.[3] He was the last person to hold that post, as the institution was soon abolished as a result of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.[4] Later when the British troops began shelling their way into the city, he fled to Agra along with his wife Jeorani and their four children (two teenage sons, Bansidhar and Nandlal, and two daughters, Patrani and Maharani). His youngest child, Motilal, was born posthumously, three months later.[5][6]

Gangadhar's eldest son, Bansi Dhar Nehru worked in the judicial department of the British Government and, being appointed successively to various places, was partly cut off from the rest of the family. The second son, Nandlal, entered the service of an Indian State and was Diwan of Khetri State in Rajputana for ten years. Later he studied law and settled down as a practising lawyer in Agra.[5]

References

  1. Phadnis, Shekhar (23 April 2012). "The Founder of the Nehru Dynasty". Navhind Times. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. Pranay Gupte (February 2012). Mother India: A Political Biography of Indira Gandhi. Penguin Books India. pp. 138–139. ISBN 978-0-14-306826-6.
  3. Sahgal, Manmohini Zutshi (1994). An Indian Freedom Fighter Recalls Her Life. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 3–4. ISBN 9781563243394.
  4. "History of Delhi Police". Delhi Police. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Pandit Motilal Nehru (1861-1931), President- Amritsar, 1919; Calcutta, 1928". Congress Sandesh. Indian National Congress. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. Rau, M. Chalapathi (1967). Nehru for Children. Children's Book Trust. p. 7. ISBN 978-81-7011-035-4.