Who is Indira Gandhi

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Indira Gandhi - First Woman Prime Minister of India

Indira Gandhi was India's first female prime minister and part of a family political dynasty that included her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, her son, Rajiv Gandhi and her daugher-in-law, Sonia Gandhi. She served four terms before being assassinated.

Indira Gandhi Timeline 

A quick look at India's Gandhi's life

1917 - born to Jawaharlal and Kamala Nehru
1938 - joined the National Congress party
1942 - married Feroze Gandhi
1947 - India gains independence and Jawaharlal Nehru becomes prime minister
1959 - became president of the Congress party
1964 - became Minister of Information and Broadcasting
1966 - elected Prime Minister
1975 - convicted of election illegal campaign practices; declared a state of emergency
1977 - voted out of office
1980 - re-elected Prime Minister
1984 - ordered the Army to storm the Golden Temple, Sikhism's holiest temple, to get separatist militants
1984 - assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards

Indira Gandhi Biography 

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( Indir? Priyadar?in? G?ndh?; née: Nehru; (19 November 1917 ? 31 October 1984) was the Prime Minister of the Republic of India for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977

and for a fourth term from 1980 until her assassination in 1984, a total of fifteen years. She was India's first and, to date, only female Prime Minister.

Born in the politically influential Nehru Family, she grew up in an intensely political atmosphere. Her grandfather, Motilal Nehru, was a prominent Indian nationalist leader. Her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, was a pivotal figure in the Indian independence movement and the first Prime Minister of Independent India. Returning to India from Oxford in 1941, she became involved in the Indian Independence movement. In the 1950s, she served her father unofficially as a personal assistant during his tenure as the first Prime Minister of India. After her father's death in 1964, she was appointed as a member of the Rajya Sabha by the President of India and became a member of Lal Bahadur Shastri's cabinet as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.Gandhi, Indira. (1982) My Truth

The then Congress Party President K. Kamaraj was instrumental in making Indira Gandhi the Prime Minister after the sudden demise of Shastri. Gandhi soon showed an ability to win elections and outmaneuver opponents. She introduced more left-wing economic policies and promoted agricultural productivity. She led the nation as Prime Minister during the decisive victory in the 1971 war with Pakistan and creation of an independent Bangladesh. A period of instability led her to impose a state of emergency in 1975. Due to the alleged authoritarian excesses during the period of emergency, the Congress Party and Indira Gandhi herself lost the next general election for the first time in 1977. Indira Gandhi led the Congress back to victory in 1980 elections and Gandhi resumed the office of the Prime Minister. In June 1984, under Gandhi's order, the Indian army...

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"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. - Indira Gandhi"

Indira Gandhi Quotes 

Quotations from India's first female prime minister.

- My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there.

- You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

- I don't mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die today every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.

- Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

Indira Gandhi Photo with Nehru 

A photo of the father and daughter

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All About India 

More about the country Indira Gandhi led

India, officially the Republic of India ( ''; see also other Indian languages), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of . It is bordered by Pakistan to the west;Footnote: The Government of India also considers Afghanistan to be a bordering country. This is because it considers the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir to be a part of India including the portion bordering Afghanistan. A ceasefire sponsored by the United Nations in 1948 froze the positions of Indian and Pakistani-held territory. As a consequence, the region bordering Afghanistan is in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Peoples Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indonesia in the Indian Ocean.

Home to the Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history.Oldenburg, Phillip. 2007. "India: History," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2007. Archived 2009-11-01. Four major religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated here, while Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium...

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    Rajays Rajays Sep 19, 2008 @ 12:47 pm
    Indira Gandhi was a woman of many talents. Her legacy leads on in India in the Gandhi family with her Italian born daughter-in-law as the Congress Party Leader. It should be noted that India is the only country that has a Sikh Prime Minister, A Muslim President and an Italian-born governing party leader. Indira Gandhi's grandchildren Rahul and Priya are also into politics and are senators. Great lens. *****
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    spirituality spirituality May 19, 2008 @ 1:25 am
    Great lens. ***** and favored.

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