Autobiography of indira gandhi prime minister
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INDIRA : THE LIFE OF INDIRA NEHRU GANDHI (English, Paperback, Katherine Frank)
Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi is the definitive and the first non-partisan biography of Indira Gandhi, one of the most formidable political figures of the twentieth century.
Summary of the Book
Indira Gandhi was voted the Woman of the Millennium in a BBC poll in 2000. Indira’s entire life was influenced by Indian politics - since her birth in 1917, through the Partition and up to 1984, the year she was assassinated. And once she became the Prime Minister of India, she became one of the most powerful and important women in the world. This biography of Indira is the first to be written by a western woman. The book focuses on Indira’s life as a female leader of one of the most complex and politicised cultures in the world.
About Katherine Frank
Katherine Frank is a famous American biographer and author. She has also authored the widely commended biography of Lucie Du
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The gripping story of Indira Gandhi’s premiership—and the profound influence she had on India
Indira Gandhi’s ascent as prime minister of India in 1966 was entirely unforeseen. But she soon emerged as one of the most powerful political leaders of her times, who transformed the world’s largest democracy. She served as prime minister for a remarkable fifteen years, leaving behind a complex and deeply controversial legacy.
In this fascinating account, Srinath Raghavan tells the story of Indira Gandhi’s political career and the momentous changes that India experienced under her leadership. From her tentative start in high office to her remarkable electoral victories, the dark days of the Emergency of 1975–77, and her assassination at the hands of her bodyguards in 1984, Raghavan sheds new light on her politics and government, as well as on her adversaries and critics. He shows how the 1970s were the hinge on which the history of the country turned—and how Indira Gandhi transformed
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Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 1984
Indira Gandhi | |
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Official portrait, 1983 | |
| In office 14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984 | |
| President | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Zail Singh |
| Vice President | Mohammad Hidayatullah Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Preceded by | Charan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Gandhi |
| In office 24 January 1966 – 24 March 1977 | |
| President | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Zakir Husain V. V. Giri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed B. D. Jatti(Acting) |
| Vice President | |
| Deputy | Morarji Desai (13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969) |
| Preceded by | Lal Bahadur Shastri[a] |
| Succeeded by | Morarji Desai |
| In office 19 July 1984 – 31 October 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Herself |
| Preceded by | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Gandhi |
| In office 6 September 1967 – 13 February 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Herself |
| Preceded by | M. C. Chagla |
| Succeeded by | Dinesh Singh |
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