All of the founding fathers of the republic and what they wrote, including Nehru's The Discovery of India, speak of our ancient tradition and informs our way of life, says Amish Tripathi, director of Nehru Centre in London. "It has become fashionable to see Prime Minister Nehru as all bad, I am not in favour of such an approach," says Amish Tripathi. | NDTV

His modern day detractors blame him for umpteen wrongs. But Jawaharlal Nehru had the nation’s trust for the most part of his life. India’s first Prime Minister would have turned 130 this week. | Brut India