{"id":5923,"date":"2026-09-17T21:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/when-the-bbc-asked-jawaharlal-nehru-about-indias-first-years-after-independence-bbc-news-india\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T21:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:23:20","slug":"when-the-bbc-asked-jawaharlal-nehru-about-indias-first-years-after-independence-bbc-news-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/when-the-bbc-asked-jawaharlal-nehru-about-indias-first-years-after-independence-bbc-news-india\/","title":{"rendered":"When the BBC asked Jawaharlal Nehru about India&#8217;s first years after Independence | BBC News India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x2Ad7ClHvMA?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>As India completes 79 years of Independence, here&#8217;s a rare excerpt from Jawaharlal Nehru&#8217;s first-ever televised interview, broadcast by the BBC in 1953.<\/p>\n<p>In this interview, India&#8217;s first prime minister reflects on the country&#8217;s early years after gaining independence from British rule in 1947 and shares his thoughts on its achievements and progress as a newly independent nation.<\/p>\n<p>#independenceday #india #nehru #jawaharlalnehru #indianprimeminister #BBCarchive #india<br \/>\nClick here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3whmDp3<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nThis is the official BBC News India channel. 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