Remembering Indira Gandhi on her 97th birthday Wednesday Nov 19,1917 - Nov 19,2014

 

The only child of Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamla Nehru, Indira Gandhi became the third Prime Minister of India and one of the most popular ones till date.

Indira Gandhi served as the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 to 1984, when she was assassinated.During her tenure as the PM, she was known for her political ruthlessness and centralisation of power. She went to war with Pakistan and presided over a state of emergency from 1975 to 1977.
In the aftermath of the unfortunate Operation Blue Star, she was assassinated on Oct 31,1984.