- Born
- Died
- Birth nameIndira Priyadarshini Nehru
- Nickname
- Mother India
- Height1.63 m
- Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (19 November 1917 - 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the 3rd prime minister of India and was also the first and, to date, only female prime minister of India. Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the 1st 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, making her the second longest-serving Indian prime minister after her father.- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- Indira Gandhi was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the first and the only female Prime Minister of India. Indira Gandhi 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, making her the second longest-serving Indian Prime Minister, after her father.
Gandhi served as her father's personal assistant and hostess during his tenure as Prime Minister between 1947 and 1964. She was elected President of the Indian National Congress in 1959. Upon her father's death in 1964 she was appointed as a member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house) and became a member of Lal Bahadur Shastri's cabinet as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpouseFeroze Gandhi(March 26, 1942 - September 8, 1960) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsKamala Kaul
- RelativesRahul Gandhi(Grandchild)
- No relation to Mohandas K. Gandhi. Her husband, Feroze changed his name to 'Gandhi' to continue the 'powerful' name.
- Prime minister of India (1966-1977, 1980-1984).
- Daughter of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and mother of Rajiv Gandhi.
- 5th Prime minister of India (January 24, 1966 - March 24, 1977) and also 8th Prime Minister of India (January 14, 1980 - October 31, 1984).
- First woman Prime Minister of India. Second woman Prime Minister in the world (after Sirimavo Bandaranaike PM of Sri Lanka in 1960).
- Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.
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