We remember independence movement activist Motilal Nehru who was born on 6 May 1861. He married Swarup Rani Kaul in 1889, and the couple had a son Jawaharlal Nehru and two daughters Vijayalakshmi Pandit and Krishna Nehru. Motilal presided over a provincial conference of the Congress held at Allahabad, now Prayagraj, in 1907. He also participated actively in the Home Rule movement started by Annie Besant in 1916. The Pioneer newspaper conferred on him the title ‘Brigadier General of the Home Rule League’. Motilal also launched a daily paper ‘The Independent’ in 1919. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, he left his legal practice and joined the noncooperation movement. Later, along with CR Das, Motilal Nehru formed the Swaraj Party. It was seen as a political wing of the Congress. In response to the formation of the Simon Commission, Motilal Nehru chaired the committee that prepared the Nehru report in 1928. During the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930, he gave his residence Anand Bhavan to the Congress party for use as its headquarters. Despite his poor health, Motilal participated in the movement and traveled to Gujarat to support Gandhiji’s Salt Satyagraha. He was jailed for a couple of months and was released in light of his poor health. Motilal Nehru died a few months later on 6 February 1931. AIR news pays tribute to the great nationalist.