The Republic of India is the biggest democracy in the world, which from the first instance of India's independence and for more than 16 consecutive years was exclusively guided by Jawaharlal Nehru. The first Prime Minister of independent India was not only a staunch nationalist catapulted by his father M. Nehru and 'godfather' M.K. Gandhi onto the heights of authority but also the rarest and all but unique phenomenon in the history of humankind. He possessed such qualities as true humanism, excellent education, intelligence, respect for other cultures, creativity, flexibility, self-sacrifice,...