Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi was born Indira Nehru on 19 November 1917 in Allahabad. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. She served as prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984. As prime minister, Gandhi was known for her political intransigency and unprecedented centralisation...