Indira Gandhi

Renu Saran

Description

The woman of a nation is the mirror to its civilization. The condition of a nation is determined by the status of its women. This series presents the short biographies of great Indian women in different fields that act as a source of inspiration and motivation for children to excel in the field of activities they arc related with.

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• Lettres et linguistique

Informations

• Publié par: Diamond Books
• Date de parution: 08 décembre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789350834275
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Indira Gandhi


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Indira Gandhi
By - Renu Saran
Contents
Introduction
Politically Charged Childhood
Early Education
In Mother’s Nest
Vanar Sena
Tutored from Jail
Lost Her Grandfather
School Education
In Shantiniketan
Lost Her Mother
Married to Firoze
Couple in Jail
Birth of Rajiv and Sanjay
In Teen Murti Bhawan
A Social Worker
Lost Her Husband
Indira as Congress President
Lost Her Father
Indo-Pak War & Demise of Lal Bahadur Shastri
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
General Election of 1971
Declaration of Emergency
1977 General Election
Re-emerge Again
Terrorism in Punjab
Killed by Bodyguards
Shakti Sthal
Indira Memorial Museum
Some Famous Quotes of Indira Gandhi
Timeline: Indira Gandhi
Introduction
Indian history has witnessed only one woman Prime Minister— Indira Gandhi. She was the third Prime Minister of India and the daughter of the first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru. Her charm, intelligence and charisma made her a powerful statesperson, much loved and admired by her people.
Born on 19 th November 1917, in Allahabad, she was greatly loved by her parents Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamla Nehru and her grandfather Motilal Nehru, who was a famous lawyer, and a public figure.
Politically Charged Childhood
At the time of her birth, grandmother of the child Swaroop Rani said, “I thought for a male-child but it became female.”

Hearing it Motilal got angry and said, “There is no difference between son and daughter for me.”
Motilal called her ‘Indira’ while Jawahar and Kamla added ‘Priyadarshini’ because she looked like a beautiful doll.
Her father had joined the Freedom Struggle, so little Indira was exposed to politics from an early age. Her house was the centre of political activity, as all the important leaders stayed there on visiting Allahabad.  Mahatma Gandhi was a frequent visitor to her father’s residence and she was greatly affected by his thinking.