Seventy-five years ago today, on January 26, 1950 (December 9, 1949 in the lunar calendar), Nehru became the first Prime Minister of the Republic of India. Nehru (first from left) and Gandhi (fifth from left) together. India declares the establishment of a republic and is still a member of the Commonwealth. India is located in the South Asian subcontinent, bordering the Arabian Sea in the southwest and the Bay of Bengal in the southeast. Its capital is New Delhi. India is one of the ancient civilizations in the world. In the 16th century, European colonialists founded the East India Company to engage in commercial exploitation in India. In 1757, the Plassi War between India and Britain broke out. India failed and gradually became a British colony. In 1849, Britain occupied the whole territory of India. In 1857, the Indian people's anti-British uprising broke out, which lasted two years. After the Second World War, the anti-British struggle of the Indian people rose. In February 1936, Indian sailors held anti-British uprisings in places such as Bombay and Madras. In June 1947, Britain announced the "Mountbatten Plan" to divide India into two dominions: India and Pakistan. On August 15th of the same year, India and Pakistan were divided, and India achieved independence. On January 26, 1950, the Republic of India was proclaimed and remained a member of the Commonwealth. Rajendra Prasad was sworn in as the first President. Nehru was the first prime minister. Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: Javāharlāl Nehrū, November 14, 1889-May 27, 1964) was India's first prime minister after independence and India's longest-serving prime minister. He won India's first general election in 1952 and was Prime Minister of *. He was a participant in the Indian independence movement, advocating India's independence from the British Empire, and is better known as the founder of the Non-Aligned Movement. He was active in the international political arena after World War II, and was often called the learned Nehru, especially in India, where he was called a great scholar.