Jawaharlal Nehru was a politician.
Jawaharlal Nehru . He is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state : a sovereign , socialist , secular , and democratic republic . He became the prominent leader of the left-wing factions of the Indian National Congress during the 1920s , and eventually of the entire Congress , with the tacit approval of his mentor , Gandhi . As Prime Minister , he set out to realise his vision of India .