Nehru was a visionary leader who turned dreams into reality: Satheesan

an Thrissur Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, was a visionary leader who translated his dreams into reality through hard work, conviction and clear ideological principles, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said on Saturday. Inaugurating the national lecture series, ‘India Surviving Through Nehru’, organised by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations, at the Akademi’s M.T.

auditorium, he said social justice was the central idea that shaped Nehru’s political vision. “Nehru dreamed of a society where everyone was equal. His ideas remain timeless and have the power to illuminate even the darkest periods,” Mr.

Satheesan said, delivering the inaugural lecture on Nehru’s birth anniversary. Describing Nehru as an intellectual with an extraordinary understanding of world history, ideologies and civilisations, the Chief Minister said his literary brilliance was reflected in his celebrated work, The Discovery of India. Had he not entered politics, Nehru might well have been a Nobel laureate, he remarked.