Bust

Nehru bust

Erection date: 1968

Inscription

{The plinth of the bust is inscribed:}
Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889 - 1964

In April 2009 this statue was beheaded, allegedly by protestors from an unauthorized Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam demonstration.

Site: Nehru, Gandhi, Indo-British togetherness (2 memorials)

WC2, India Place, India House

Nearby India House is the High Commission of India.

To the north of the bust two trees have been planted each with a plaque laid into the ground.

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Nehru bust

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Jawaharlal Nehru

First Prime Minister of independent India. Born Allahabad, India. Father of M...

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Gandhi and Indo-British togetherness trees

Gandhi and Indo-British togetherness trees

Friendship Tree (Koelreutaria paniculata or Pride of India) planted by Lord M...

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