Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi was popularly known as the Iron Lady of India across the globe. Her pure love towards politics helped her to climb remarkable position in the Indian Politics. And also helped her to become the first woman elected to head a democratic country. Born & grown in a politically powerful background helped her learn all political tricks in her early age. After the death of her father, she becomes the central figure of the Indian National Congress Party.


She was born to Jawaharlal Nehru - India’s first Prime Minister – and Kamla Nehru. Her childhood wasn’t a happy one like others. Her father was mostly away from home due to his political responsibility and her mother suffered from bouts of illness frequently. She completed her preliminary education at home and completed her secondary education in school. After the death of her mother, she went to the University of Oxford in Britain to learn about history, political science, and economics. It was unfortunate that she could not complete her degree and return to India. 

Indira Nehru and Feroze Gandhi where childhood friends and that slowly matured into a relationship during her study in the UK. They got married in March 1942 and were later blessed with two baby boys named Rajiv Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi.

After the death of her father in 1946, Indira Gandhi was appointed as a member of the Rajya Shaba. With her deep knowledge of politics, she became the Prime Minister of India in January 1966, she continued to serve the same until 1977. Operation Blue Star changed her life as two of her Sikh bodyguards, shot her to death, to revenge the insult. Though she was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and was operated upon, she failed to survive and was declared dead.

To honor and pay tribute to the great political leader, the central government launched “Indira Awaas Yojana” under her name. The international airport at New Delhi is named “Indira Gandhi International Airport” and the largest universities in the world “Indira Gandhi National Open University” named after her. Being a female in male-dominated politics she created a pathway for many young women to walk in the political career. Her political service is always cherished and will be cherished by every political leader.


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