For 10 points, name this father of Indira Gandhi and first Prime Minister of India.
A diplomat representing this leader gave the longest recorded speech at the United Nations Security Council, speaking for eight hours until collapsing of exhaustion. This leader established friendly relations with a northern neighbor under Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, though he later built outposts on that border via the Forward Policy. This leader's birthday is celebrated as the national holiday (*) Bal Divas, or Children's Day. The death of an ally prompted this man to declare, "friends and comrades, the light has gone out of our lives, and there is darkness everywhere." Upon his nation's independence, this leader delivered a speech which references his nation's "tryst with destiny." For 10 points, name this father of Indira Gandhi and first Prime Minister of India.
A diplomat representing this leader gave the longest recorded speech at the United Nations Security Council, speaking for eight hours until collapsing of exhaustion.
Jawaharlal Nehru [or Pandit Nehru]