The life of indira gandhi
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Indira Gandhi
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Who Was Indira Gandhi?
The lone child of Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, Indira Gandhi ascended to the position after his death in the mids. Gandhi survived party in-fighting, emerging as a popular leader thanks in part to efforts to revitalize the farming industry. Ousted from power in , Gandhi was reelected prime minister in , and served in the role until her assassination in
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Indira Feroze Gandhi
BORN: November 19,
BIRTHPLACE: Prayagraj, India
DEATH: October 31,
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Scorpio
Early Life
The only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India, Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, A stubborn and highly intelligent young woman, she attended schools in India, Switzerland and England, including Somerville College, Oxford.
With her father among the leaders of the Indian independence movement, Gandhi weathered his absences when he was imprisoned. Additionally, she endured the l
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Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi
On the morning of October 31, , as she walked through her garden, smiling, with hands raised and palms pressed together in the traditional Indian namaste greeting, Indira Nehru Gandhi was assassinated by her own bodyguards. She died as she had lived, surrounded by men, yet isolated. It was a violent end to a life of epic drama.
Here is the first popular biography of one of the world's most influential leaders, India's third prime minister. Brought up during an era that saw the rise of Indian nationalism, Indira was raised to be what her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, called "a child of revolution" - destined to play a political role in the creation and governing of an independent India. Despite her early reluctance to embrace this role, Indira eventually presided over a huge, complex, religiously riven, and male-dominated country. She was born to a wealthy, westernized family, but she had a gift for connecting with the poor of the countryside
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Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister of India from to and to
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| In office 14 January &#;– 31 October | |
| President | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Zail Singh |
| Vice President | Mohammad Hidayatullah Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Preceded by | Charan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Gandhi |
| In office 24 January &#;– 24 March | |
| President | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Zakir Husain V. V. Giri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed B. D. Jatti(Acting) |
| Vice President | |
| Deputy | Morarji Desai (13&#;March&#;&#;– 16&#;July&#;) |
| Preceded by | Lal Bahadur Shastri[a] |
| Succeeded by | Morarji Desai |
| In office 19 July &#;– 31 October | |
| Prime Minister | Herself |
| Preceded by | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Gandhi |
| In office 6 September &#;– 13 February | |
| Prime Minister | Herself |
| Preceded by | M. C. Chagla |
| Succeeded by | Dinesh Singh |
| In office 14 January &#;– 15 January | |
| Prime Minister | Herself |
| Preceded by | Ch
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