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v. t. e. Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( Hindi: [ˈɪndɪɾɑː ˈɡɑːndʱi] ⓘ; née Indira Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the third Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
Jun 19, 2024 · Indira Gandhi (born November 19, 1917, Allahabad, India—died October 31, 1984, New Delhi) was an Indian politician who was the first female prime minister of India, serving for three consecutive terms (1966–77) and a fourth term from 1980 until she was assassinated in 1984.
Indira Gandhi was an Indian politician and the only female Prime Minister of the country. Born in the famous Nehru family, she was perhaps destined for an illustrious political career. She served as Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
Jun 26, 2020 · Indira Gandhi Biography: Indira Gandhi was the central figure of Indian National Congress and is the first and only women Prime Minister of India to date.
Nov 9, 2009 · First appointed prime minister in 1966, she garnered widespread public support for agricultural improvements that led to India’s self-sufficiency in food grain production as well as for her...
Indira Gandhi, born on November 19, 1917, in Allahabad, India, was India’s first female prime minister (1966–77 and 1980–84). She was the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru—a key independence movement figure and India’s first prime minister (1947–64).
Indira Gandhi née: Nehru; (19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was the Prime Minister of the Republic of India for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977 and a fourth term from 1980 until her assassination in 1984 – a total of fifteen years. She was India’s first female Prime Minister.
Jun 25, 2024 · Indira Gandhi-led Congress had won the 1971 Lok Sabha elections handsomely, bagging 352 seats in the then 521-member Parliament. Her star was on the ascent, having dealt a deadly blow to Pakistan ...
6 days ago · Professor of Ancient Indian History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Author of Vaisnava Iconography in the Tamil Country. R. Champakalakshmi All. Fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Jun 26, 2024 · Ex-PM Indira Gandhi's imposition of the Emergency saw brutal suppression of democratic rights. Ironically, she justified it as her bid to save democracy. Listen to Story. Advertisement. This is the 50th anniversary of the Emergency imposed after midnight on June 26, 1975, by then PM Indira Gandhi.
