Jawaharlal Nehru in Jail-1921

(Nehru with Indira, Rajiv and Sanjiv)

The first big national involvement of Nehru came at the onset of the non-co-operation movement in 1920. He led the movement in the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Nehru was arrested on charges of anti-governmental activities in 1921, he was kept in Naini jail of Uttar pradesh and was released a few months later. In the rift that formed within the Congress following the sudden closure of the non-co-operation movement after the Chauri Chaura incident, Nehru remained loyal to Gandhi and did not join the Swaraj Party formed by his father Motilal Nehru and CR Das.

Internationalising the struggle During the mid-1930s, Nehru was much concerned with developments in Europe, which seemed to be drifting toward another world war. He was in Europe in early 1936, visiting his ailing wife, shortly before she died in a sanitarium in Switzerland. Even at this time, he emphasised that, in the event of war, India's place was alongside the democracies, though he insisted that India could only fight in support of Great Britain and France as a free country

Nehru played a leading role in the development of the internationalist outlook of the Indian independence struggle. He sought foreign allies for India and forged links with movements for independence and democracy all over the world. In 1927, his efforts paid off and the Congress was invited to attend the congress of oppressed nationalities in Brussels in Belgium. The meeting was called to co-ordinate and plan a common struggle against imperialism. Nehru represented India and was elected to the Executive Council of the League against Imperialism that was born at this meeting.

In 1930 Nehru was arrested second time, under the salt law. He was released at the end of 1931 , but arrested again. 
From the end of 1931 to September 1935 Nehru was freed and arrested many times. In fact from Dec. 1931 to Sept. 1935, he was free hardly for 6 months. 
British Administration hardly wanted to put him free, because of his fiery contribution in the Struggle of Independence. 
Pandit Nehru was put in Naini Central Jail. 
During his confinement behind the Jail Walls he wrote a series of Letters to his daughter Indira. 
These Letters are masterpieces, and possess very high rank in the Literary and politic World. 
These were later published in a world famous book named - 'Glimpses of World History' 
This Book shows the deep knowledge of Pandit JawaharLal Nehru about the World History, and the contemporary World.