| DATE | BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
| 1889 | Born November 14 in Allahabad, India. |
| 1905-1912 | Studies at Harrow School and at Cambridge University in England; qualifies as a barrister. |
| 1916 | Meets Mohandas Gandhi for the first time. |
| 1919 | Joins the Indian National Congress Party. |
| 1921 | First imprisonment by the British administration. |
| 1923-1925 | Serves as general secretary of the Congress Party. |
| 1929 | Becomes president of the party; demands total independence from Britain. |
| 1942 | Replaces Gandhi as Congress Party leader. |
| 1947 | Becomes India's first prime minister after the withdrawal of Britain on August 15. |
| 1963 | Suffers first of three strokes. |
| 1964 | Dies May 27 in New Delhi. |
