Motilal Nehru is seated in the center, and standing (L to R) are Jawaharlal Nehru, Vijaylakshmi Pandit, Krishna Hutheesingh, Indira, and Ranjit Pandit; Seated: Swaroop Rani, Motilal Nehru and Kamala Nehru (circa 1927).
Little Indira with Mahatma.
Young Indira Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi, during one of his fasts
Indira with gandhi- 1930
Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917, in Allahabad, the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, later the first prime minister of India. Being influenced and inspired by her parents, Indira Gandhi rose to power in India and eventually became prime minister.
Indira Nehru and Feroze Gandhi during their wedding, 1942. Seen as tough and authoritarian Indira gave the family the Gandhi name by marrying Feroze Gandhi, a firebrand leftwing MP.
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India, administering the oath of office to Indira Gandhi on 24 January 1966.
Indira Gandhi seen with President Radhakrishnan and Kamaraj.
The then Congress Party President K.Kamaraj was instrumental in making Indira Gandhi the Prime Minister after the sudden demise of Shastri.
Mrs. Gandhi with M.G. Ramachandran, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. In the post-emergency elections in 1977, only the Southern states returned Congress majorities.
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Glenn T. Seaborg at the dedication of Bhabha Atomic Research Center in Trombay, India in 1967.
July 1983, Indira facilitates kapil dev, captain won workd cup. Team manager P.R. Man singh.
Group photograph taken with Mrs. Indira Gandhi along with 'Karagam' party in NEFA
(Arunachal Pradesh-1967 December ) The Author is seated by the side of Mrs. Gandhi in the uniform on her left.
Richard Nixon and Indira Gandhi in 1971. They had a deep personal antipathy that coloured bilateral relations.
Richard Nixon and Indira Gandhi in 1971. They had a deep personal antipathy that coloured bilateral relations.
The First Indian Underground Nuclear weapon test - Smiling Budha 1974, Pokhran, Rajasthan.
Indira Gandhi visits Pokhran, she was flanked by K.C. Pant (left) and AEC Chairman H.N. Sethna (right).
Indira Gandhi stands with her two sons, Rajiv and Sanjay, in the garden of their Delhi home, 1967. Indira had groomed her son Sanjay to take over but he died in a plane crash in 1980.
Instead airline pilot Rajiv Gandhi became PM in 1984.
Indira Gandhi's Family.
Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi and Indira Gandhi Holding Priyanka Gandhi.
Indira Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi.
Indira Gandhi's Final Walk.
Indira Gandhi had numerous bodyguards, two of whom were Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, both Sikhs. On October 31, 1984 they assassinated Indira Gandhi with machine guns in the garden of the Prime Minister's Residence at No. 1, Safdarjung Road in New Delhi. As she was walking to be interviewed by the British actor Peter Ustinov filming a documentary for Irish television, she passed a wicket gate, guarded by Satwant and Beant. They then opened fire with machine guns, after which one shot himself and the other was arrested by her other bodyguards.
F.I.R. Of Indira Gandhi's Assassination, 1984.
Indira Gandhi died on her way to the hospital, in her official car, but she was not declared dead until many hours later. She was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where doctors operated on her and reportedly removed 31 bullets from her body. She was cremated on November 3, near Raj Ghat and the place was called Sakthi Sthal.
Indira Gandhi's body lying in state.
Indian history has been witness to only one female 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.
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