London: Britain's world-famous Harrow school has commemorated the centenary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's admission to the institution by unveiling a bronze bust and a portrait of him on the occasion of his 116th birthday.
India's High Commissioner to the UK Kamalesh Sharma and the school Head Master Barnaby Lenon jointly inaugurated the bust and portrait on Monday.
On the occasion, Sharma said that it was at Harrow that Pandit Nehru got the first spark for India's freedom struggle when he received as a prize, Trevelyn's Garibaldi books.
"Soon, he obtained the other two volumes of the series, read them carefully and drew inspiration for India's fight for freedom," he said, noting that Nehru himself had recorded this in his autobiography.
?So in some way, by presenting the book on Garibaldi, Harrow contributed to the strengthening of the desire for freedom for India that Nehru would later win," he said.
Nehru's bust was prepared by K S Radhakrishnan, one of the finest sculptors of India.
?It is important to honour Nehru because he went on to become the founder of the modern India," Varma said.
Azhar Khan, President of Nehru Society in the school, described the Indian leader as a role model to pupils in the school.
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