i remember her as my prime minister
strong fighting to keep India in shape
at that time there was attack from pak and china
i was told one day after reading the news, by my father,
that suddenly she appeared in the battle front with pak and Indian soldiers who were loosing the battle won the battle after seeing the prime minister with them...
2007-07-30 02:08:39
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answered by Anonymous
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Indira Gandhi
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0772741.html
(Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi)
politician
Born: 11/19/1917
Birthplace: Allahabad, India
Died: 1984 (assassination)
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Best Known As: Prime Minister of India, 1966-77 and 1980-84
Name at birth: Indira Priyadarshini
Best known as: Prime Minister of India, 1966-77 and 1980-84
She was married to Feroze Gandhi (1942-60)
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and had two sons. Her son Sanjay Gandhi (1946-80) was a controversial figure in her government before he was killed in an airplane crash, and her son Rajiv Gandhi (1944-91) succeeded her as India's prime minister in 1984. Rajiv was killed in a 1991 bombing.
Following her parents' example — they had joined the Indian independence movement after a visit from Mohandas Gandhi in 1919 — Indira Gandhi began fighting for Indian independence from Great Britain at around age 11, forming the Monkey Brigade, which among other activities, spied on the police. Her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, eventually became India's first Prime Minister. Two years after his death in 1964, Indira Gandhi assumed her father's post as the leader of the world's largest democracy.
She was credited with India's increased industrialization and food production,
2007-07-30 08:57:20
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answered by LucySD 7
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There are quite a few good Biography's on Indira Gandhi, here are some of them.
Indira Gandhi
http://www.indiragandhi.com/
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Independent/Indira.html
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/indira_gandhi.htm
http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/igandhi.html
http://www.indianchild.com/indira_gandhi.htm
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/gandhi.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/indira-gandhi
2007-07-30 08:56:43
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answered by Anonymous
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Well ......... If u need information on her for your project visit the following sites-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi
www.indiragandhi.com/
departments.kings.edu/womens_history/igandhi.html
www.indiaparenting.com/stories/greatindians/gi010.shtml
For more information .... Search on GOOGLE..
2007-08-01 03:34:25
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answered by SRK 2
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she s a relative of mahatma gandhi, i am not sure but maybe she is his daughter, and she s the first woman prime minister of India
2007-07-30 08:48:33
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answered by Renzie~ 1
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SHE WAS VERY HARD AND STRONG LADY SHE NEVER WORRIED ABOUT HER DECISIONS.
JUST CLICK ABOUT HER LIFE
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/Independent/Indira.html
2007-07-30 08:49:16
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answered by RAMAN IOBIAN 7
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you can just open this website and may be you can find all your answers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi
http://www.indiragandhi.com/
2007-07-30 08:53:47
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answered by Anonymous
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