I even feel that he was a mistake due to Bapu's favouritism. I feel that India needed a better leader than him in those initial years. As far as his legacy goes, we got India full of problems. We are still harvesting what he showed. It is my personal view that India would have benefited more under the leadership of Iron man. Sardar Patel would have a better choice for future of India

Arunima Singh wrote:

I even feel that he was a mistake due to Bapu's favouritism. I feel that India needed a better leader than him in those initial years. As far as his legacy goes, we got India full of problems. We are still harvesting what he showed. It is my personal view that India would have benefited more under the leadership of Iron man. Sardar Patel would have a better choice for future of India

You are right but Patel suffered a heart attack and died. Nehru had then a free field with no opposition. He let India down.

Except Congress party most other Indians agree that Nehru as the most unsuitable and incapable PM to have had right after independence . People had a lot of hope but the blunders committed by him have been the cause of continued misery and death esp in the Kashmir valley. I am sure MG is aware of this article " The blunder of the Pandit " written by Claude Arpi an expert on Tibet and Kashmir issues ...I am posting a link to the article here .

http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/jun/16spec3.htm

@usha thanks for this article.So the seed of favouritism was sown in politics and favouring one due to his British education over other who was more eligible. Also it mentions that Nehru was not ready to work under Patel though Patel was ready to serve country in any post. This family carried on that legacy to be the leader with no qualification or experience. They always kept personal interest over nation.

@ that's a nice link. Nehru was really a dreamer and s lover. Umpteen loves in his life. No harm with this but he surrendered geo strategic initiatives to China and saddled India with unrealistic policies 

Nehru is rightly considered architect of modern India. He championed socialistic pattern of society, laid foundation of Indian economy, independent foreign policy, Afro Asian unity against imperialism and colonialism. 

Yes He is considered the architect of Modern India and what a masterpiece he has offered.... unresolved issues and pseudo secularism, the two factors which have paralyzed us for decades. 

It is my personal view but though he loved children he left a very dubious future for them. I even doubt, looking at his life, was there anything inspiring about him that can be told to children. He got things because of his rich background and British Education. I rather feel, for modern India children's day should be celebrated on Kalam's birthday, a real lover of youth and children and an inspiration we can look for

Arunima Singh wrote:

Yes He is considered the architect of Modern India and what a masterpiece he has offered.... unresolved issues and pseudo secularism, the two factors which have paralyzed us for decades. 

It is my personal view but though he loved children he left a very dubious future for them. I even doubt, looking at his life, was there anything inspiring about him that can be told to children. He got things because of his rich background and British Education. I rather feel, for modern India children's day should be celebrated on Kalam's birthday, a real lover of youth and children and an inspiration we can look for

Exactly my feelings..in fact many old timers including my father were very critical of his easy going ways and dithering ways . The word architect of the nation is coined naturally by Congress men , who else?