ഇന്ദിരാ ഗാന്ധി
Real Name: Indira Priyadarshini Nehru
Considered one of the most remarkable women rulers in modern history
Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India
He was the Prime Minister of India four times from 1966–77 and then from 1980 to his death
Indira is the longest-serving Prime Minister after her father Nehru
Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister of India
Indira Gandhi
Children
Rajiv Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi
Indira was the only daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru
✒ From 1947 to 1964 he was unofficially in charge of his father's advisory board
Elected President of Congress in 1959
After Nehru's death, Indira Gandhi became a Union Minister in Lal Bahadur Shastri's cabinet, rejecting her term as Prime Minister.
It is said that Vijayalakshmi Pandit, her father's sister, wanted to join the cabinet immediately after Indira Nehru's death to prevent her from becoming a minister.
✒ In 1966, she became the fifth Prime Minister of India and the first woman Prime Minister after Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Indira was a symbol of decentralization and austerity as a Prime Minister.
Indira Gandhi declared war on Pakistan, declaring support for East Pakistan's freedom struggle, and India's victory in the war led to the formation of Bangladesh.
During Indira's rule, India grew into a major power in South Asia
India has achieved unprecedented economic, political and military growth
✒ From 1975 to 1977, Indira Gandhi acted like a dictator during the state of emergency declared in India.
She was shot dead by her own Sikh security guards on October 31, 1984, as a result of Operation Bluestar.
Indira Gandhi came first in the BBC's election to find the greatest woman to have lived in a thousand years.
Indira Gandhi was chosen to replace Queen Elizabeth of England, Marie Curie and Mother Teresa.
