Born on November 19, 1917, Indira Gandhi is till date the only woman Prime Minister of India. She was elected as the PM of India in January 1966 and served till March 1977.
Indira Nehru, a very young Congress activist, at Anand Bhawan, Allahabad, in the early 1920s
It was during her interview at Shantiniketan that Rabindra Nath Tagore named her Priyadarshini. Since then she has been known as Indira Priyadarshini Nehru or Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi.
Indira Gandhi riding on Yak on way to Bhutan.
Mrs. Indira Gandhi photographed at Palam Aerodrome on Oct. 3, 1949 before her departure for London, from where she is expected to join the Hon’ble Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister in U.S.A. during his forth coming tour to that country.
A picture of Indira Gandhi taken during her visit to an Indian store in Zurich, Switzerland.
Indira Gandhi with her sons, Rajiv and Sanjay.
Indira Gandhi and K. Kamaraj greeting each other at the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi.
India’s Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with Roman Catholic nun Mother Teresa in New Delhi.
Indira Gandhi, Dr. Albert Einstein, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
Indira Gandhi over looks the Tungabhadra Dam
Indira Gandhi went to war with Pakistan to liberate East Pakistan. India won the war and Bangladesh was created.
Indira Gandhi is all smiles post her re-election as Prime Minister of India in 1971.
