Braj Kumar Nehru
| Braj Kumar Nehru | |
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Nehru with US President John F. Kennedy at the White House, 1961
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| Indian Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office 1961–1968 |
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| Preceded by | M.C. Chagla |
| Succeeded by | Ali Yavar Jung |
| Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
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In office 1973–1977 |
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| Born |
4 September 1909 Allahabad, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Died | 31 October 2001 (aged 92) Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Spouse(s) | Shobha (Fori) Nehru (Magdolna Friedman) (m. 1935 - 2001, his death) |
| Children | Anil Kumar Nehru |
| Alma mater | Oxford London School of Economics |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Braj Kumar Nehru MBE, ICS (4 September 1909 – 31 October 2001) was an Indian diplomat and Ambassador of India to the United States (1961–1968). He was the son of Brijlal Nehru and Rameshwari Nehru and a first cousin (or nephew) of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Nehru was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India and was son of Brijlal Nehru and Rameshwari Nehru He was educated at the Allahabad University (India), the London School of Economics and at Oxford University. He was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by the University of Punjab, for his distinguished services in various fields. His grandfather, Pandit Nandlal Nehru, was the elder brother of Pandit Motilal Nehru. He was the cousin to the erstwhile Prime Minister of India, Indira Nehru-Gandhi. In 1935, Nehru married Magdolna Friedman (5 December 1908, Budapest, Austria-Hungary - 25 April 2017, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, India), a fellow student in the UK. The ill-treatment of the Jewish community in Europe prompted her father to change her name to Magdolna Forbath. Her nickname was Fori. After marriage, she changed her name to Shobha (Fori) Nehru.
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