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RAJKOT GROUP, GUJARAT DTE

Indira Gandhi

 Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the frst prime minister of India.  She served as prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 untl her assassinaton in October 1984, making her the second longest-serving Indian prime minister afer her father.  Early life and career  Indira Gandhi was born Indira Nehru into a Kashmiri Pandit family on 19 November 1917 in Allahabad.  Her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, was a leading fgure in the movement for independence from Britsh rule, and became the frst Prime Minister of the oominion (eand later R epublic) of India.She was the only child (eshe had a younger brother who died young) , and grew up with her mother, Kamala Nehru, at the Anand Bhavan, a large family estate in Allahaba She had a lonely and unhappy childhood. Her father was ofen away, directng politcal actvites or incarcerated, while her mother was frequently bedridden with illness, and later sufered an early death from tuberculosis. She had limited contact with her father, mostly through leters.  Indira Gandhi was mostly taught at home. She also studied at ‘Vishwa Bharti in Shantniketan. She took actve part in the freedom struggle of India. She became the President of the Congress party. In May 1964, Indira Gandhi became minister of informaton and broadcastng in Lal Bahadur Shastriis government.  Indira Gandhi became the third Prime Minister of India. She became Prime Minister afer the death of Sri Lai Bahadur Shastri. She served from 1966 to 1977. She was married to Sri Feroz Gandhi and had two sons- R ajiv and Sanjay.She was assassinated on 31st October, 1984.  Indira Gandhi was the frst lady Prime Minister of India. ouring her Prime Minister ship, India won the war against Pakistan in 1971. In 1962, during the Chinese-Indian border war, she coordinated civil defense actvites. She was a great social worker and had introduced several schemes for the country. Indira Gandhi was a true patriot and will always be remembered as a bold Prime Minister of India.

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By :- CoT Puja Gondaliya Guj/SW/20/316570