Chacha Nehru and his furry friends 6 Photos . Updated: 14 Nov 2016, 04:37 PM IST Livemint On India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru 126th birth anniversary, which is also celebrated as Children's Day, here are a few rare pictures of him with his animal friends. 1/6India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru is known for his historic and remarkable political career. But little did we know about his private zoo inside Teen Murti House. (Above) one of the rare pictures of him with his animal friends along with children. Nehru’s birthday is also celebrated as Children’s Day in India. 2/6Nehru with a white pigeon, on the occasion of his 67th birthday, on 14 November, 1956. 3/6Nehru with one of the three Mongolian horses which were presented by the chairman of the presidium of the Great Hular of the People’s Republic of Mongolia on 16 December, 1958. 4/6Nehru playing with his pet dog. 5/6On a trip to Assam, Nehru was gifted a red Himalayan baby panda whom he named Bhimsa. 6/6Nehru was presented two tiger cubs, Raja and Rani, by Algural Shastri, the then forest minister of Uttar Pradesh. Photos: Courtesy National Memorial Museum and Library