indira gandhi life history

Indira Gandhi.

Indira Gandhi was one of the most successful women in India in 20th century. She was a successful women prime minister in India. She was a freedom fighter. She was a daughter of Indian former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Indira Gandhi Birth:

Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917 to pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and kamala Nehru. Indira was only one child in her family. Indira was born at the moment of Indian freedom movement. Indira father Jawaharlal Nehru and her grandfather motilal Nehru were participated in Indian freedom struggle. Indira Gandhi had a lonely childhood.



Indira Gandhi Education:

Indira Gandhi parents were not interested to send her British schools in India.
Indira Gandhi education took place in non-British schools in India and Europe. At the age of 18, she was attended famous Indian and European schools like santiniketan, badminton school and oxford. But Indira was not showed good aptitude for academics and was detained from obtaining a degree. While indira studying at university of Cambridge, during 1930s she became a member of the radical pro-independence London based Indian league.
Indira Gandhi Personal life:

When indira was in Europe, she met a Parsi, Feroze Gandhi. He was a congress activist. Indira was married him on 16th march 1942 at Allahabad. This marriage was opposed by Hindus because of intercommunal love marriage. Indira Gandhi was gave birth to Rajiv Gandhi and sanjay Gandhi. Shortly after their marriage both indira Gandhi and feroze Gandhi were arrested by British police and jailed for national activities. After one year they were released. After that Feroze Gandhi joined in the national herald newspaper company as a editor, founded by Jawaharlal Nehru. And indira Gandhi became principal assistant of her father during the period of Nehru prime minister. After the couple were separated for a number of years.


Indira Gandhi political life:

Indira Gandhi became the president of the Indian national congress in 1964 and she was elected to the parliament. At that time indira father was died. After the death of her father she became a minister in lal bahadur shastri government. Lal bahadur shastri ultimately death in 1966 and indira was selected as a prime minister. In her initial days of prime minister she faces so many problems. She was successful to rectify the problems.


Indira Gandhi assassination:
Indira Gandhi had numerous bodyguards, two of them were satwant Singh and beant Singh both Sikhs. On 31st October 1984 they assassinated indira Gandhi with their service weapons in the garden of the prime minister residence. Indira died on her way to the hospital.
After Indira Gandhi's death, Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister in May 1991.