Indira Gandhi Biography, Age, Death, Husband, Children, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

Indira was born in the politically influential Nehru family She was the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, who became the first Prime Minister after India's independence.  Indira got her "Gandhi" nickname after marriage with Firoz Gandhi. After completing her schooling in 1934-35, she took admission in Vishav-Bharati University, built by Rabindranath Tagore at Shantiniketan. After this, he went to England and took admission in the entrance examination of the University of Oxford, but she could not clear it, and after spending a few months at the Badminton School in Bristol, she got admission in Somerville College, Oxford, after she was successful in the examination in 1937.

 

 After returning to India from Oxford in 1941, he joined the Indian Independence Movement. During this time, she met Feroz Gandhi, who was studying at the London School of Economics. Finally, on March 16, 1942, she married Firoz on a private, ceremony in Allahabad. At that time the fire of 'Non-Cooperation Movement' was ignited in the country. In September 1942, he was jailed without charge. He was released on 13 May 1943. This was the first time in 1947 to serve the people who came from neighbouring countries during the Partition of India-Pakistan. When Indira is associated with public service. During the first general election in India around 1951, Nehru and Firoz were contesting from the Rae Bareli area, which was promoted by Indira very passionately.

 

Indira contested between 1959 and 1960 and was elected president of the Indian National Congress. Her tenure was incidental. She was playing the role of head of her father's staff. Indira Gandhi was made the Information and Broadcasting Minister after her father's death. after Jawahar Lal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri became the Prime Minister and after the death of Shastri in 1966, she elected Congress for the post of Prime Minister. Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi emerged as a powerful leader after becoming the Prime Minister. Then the Congress party was divided into two factions, Mrs Gandhi led by socialist and Morarji Desai led Conservative. Morarji Desai used to call them "dumb doll". Internal problems arose in 1967 elections where Congress lost nearly 60 seats and secured 297 seats in the 545-seat Lok Sabha. 

 

Immediately after this, there was an Indo-Pak war in 1971 which was surrendered by the Pakistani army, which consequently Indira Gandhi signed the Simla Agreement to the Pakistani President. Under this agreement, the Kashmir dispute was resolved. Because of Indira Gandhi, Bangladesh became an independent nation. After this, Indira Gandhi lost in the next election. In 1980, Sanjay Gandhi died in a Delhi plane crash. After Sanjay Gandhi's death, Rajiv Gandhi was elected to the leader. Indira Gandhi declared states of emergency in states from 1975 to 1977 and ordered to implement it in all the states.