Brijalal Nehru (5 May 1884 – 22 May 1965) was a notedcivil servant and member of theNehru family.
He was the son of Pandit Nandlal Nehru (the elder brother ofMotilal Nehru) and the cousin ofJawaharlal Nehru. Nandlal Nehru was Diwan ofKhetri State for 11 years.[1]
Brijlal was born on 5 May 1884 inAllahabad and he grew up inAnand Bhawan.[2] Brijlal had been sent toOxford in 1905 to compete for theIndian Civil Service by Motilal Nehru.[3] He was a senior officer of the Audit and Accounts Service. After his retirement, he served Finance Minister ofPrincely State of Jammu & Kashmir during reign of MaharajaHari Singh.[1]
He was married toRameshwari Raina, a noted social and women activist and a freedom fighter and recipient ofPadma Bhushan,[4] Later she also won theLenin Peace Prize in 1961.[5]
Their son wasBraj Kumar Nehru (1909-2001), an administrator andPadma Vibhushan recipient.[6]
Brijlal died on 22 May 1965, a year after his illustrious cousin died.[7]