Sri Mahaveer Tyagi and Nehru

Mahavir Tyagi (1899–1980) was a prominent Indian independence fighter and famous parliamentarian from Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand) India.

On 5 December 1961, a year before the Sino-Indian war, Tyagi famously criticised Nehru's
statement in the Indian Parliament. Nehru had commented : “But, nevertheless, the fact remains that this area is a most extraordinary area in the world so far as terrain is concerned. At that rate, no tree grows anywhere in this wide area -- there may be some shrubs.”. Tyagi retorted, pointing to his own bald head: "No hair grows on my head. Does it mean that the head has no value?".