IRON LADY OF INDIA-INDIRA GANDHI

 

Source: "Indira Gandhi" by Md Aslam Under Creative Commons License

            Mrs.  Indira Gandhi was a great leader of India.  She was fondly called Priyadarshini. Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India.  She made India a strong country, and worked towards peace in the world.  She was born in Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) on 19^th November 1917 and was the only child of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamala Nehru.  She studied at Pune & Shantiniketan in India. And went to Switzerland and England for further Studies.  She came from a family of freedom fighters who did everything in their power to free India from British rule. She learnt lot of politics from her father.  

Indira Gandhi

                She wedded Feroz Gandhi. She had two sons.  Her two sons, Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi also joined politics.  Rajiv became Prime Minister of India, like his mother, while Sanjay Gandhi died young.   She was also killed by her own guards on 31^st October 1984.  Indira Gandhi was known as the ‘Iron Lady of India’, because she was very brave and feared none.    She was bold and hard-working.