World Leaders Biography

  Indira Gandhi was one of the most popular Prime Minister India has seen. Her ability to be able to take a tough stance on situations and help the country pull itself out of trouble multiple times has helped ignite her popularity over the years.  She is respected by almost all divisions of the Indian political sphere. From her time in information broadcasting minister she was regarded as one of the best leaders, India could see. Her entry to the political system happened unofficially when she helped her father (Jawaharlal Nehru) with hosting Delegates and important people from other foreign nations.  Being such a young and pragmatic woman she was seen by the masses as the most suitable person. Her popularity among the Indian masses is what led to her being appointed as the Information and broadcasting minister when Lal Bahadur Shastri held the office of Prime Minister of India.  The congress thought that it would be appropriate to have someone hold an office who is ...

 Indira Gandhi is one of the best Prime Ministers, India has seen and first woman prime minister of the country. Her coming to power and forming the government while being one of the most popular leaders is known by everyone. Her life inspires many more to be brave and courageous in the face of challenges and never be intimidated by anyone. She took the leadership of the congress and showed them that she can lead and be a Prime Minister who is loved and respected by the people as well as be an effective leader who is not scared to make the tough decisions.    There are numerous letters by Indira Gandhi , which show her fearless nature as well as her caring side which shows she was able to manage the best of both worlds. The letters by Jawaharlal Nehru to Indira Gandhi provide knowledge about her life and insight about the Indira Gandhi during her first term as Prime Minister took decisive action on matters which were present for a long time but sufficient action had not b...

NEW DELHI: Being the Iron Lady was just one of the elements of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s character who fought not for personal ascendancy but for her principles, against vested interests and agendas, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Sunday. Speaking at the inauguration of a photo exhibition on life of Indira Gandhi, to mark celebrations of her birth centenary, Ms Gandhi said, ”Iron was only one of the elements in her (Indira Gandhi ) character; generosity and humanity were just as prominent traits. She fought, yes — but not for personal ascendancy. She fought for her principles, against vested interests and agendas. She could not tolerate any form of bullying, coercion and unfairness — that was fundamental to her character. That is what inspired her in all her battles ? those she took on and those that she faced. ” Speaking at the event, inaugurated by former President Pranab Mukherjee and which was attended by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior Congress l...

We cannot say in what part of the world man first came into existence, nor do we know where the first human settlements were. Perhaps men came into existence in several parts at more or less the same time. It is likely, however, that when the great glaciers of the Ice Age were melting away and going back towards the north, men lived in the warmer regions. When the ice went, there must have been vast steppes, something like the tundras which we have in Siberia now. These must have become grasslands, and men must have wandered about them as they wanted grass for their cattle. These people who have no fixed place to live in and are always wandering about are called 'nomads'. Even now, we have some nomads in many countries, including India, like the gypsies. People must have settled down near great rivers, for the land near the rivers was very rich and good for agriculture. There was plenty of water and it was easy to grow food on the land. So we suppose that people settled...

Big rivers and in fertile valleys where food and water were abundant. Their big cities were on the banks of the rivers. You may have heard the names of some of these famous old cities. In Mesopotamia, there were Babylon and Nineveh and Assur. But all of these have long ceased to exist and people sometimes find remains of the cities if they dig deep enough in the sand or earth. In thousands of years, they were covered up completely by sand and earth and no trace of them could be seen. In some places, new cities were built right on top of the old ones which were covered up. People who have been trying to find out about these old cities have had to dig deep, and sometimes they have found several cities one on top of the other. Of course, they did not exist like this at the same time. One city probably existed for hundreds of years and people lived in it and died, and their children and children's children lived and died. Gradually, the city became deserted and fewer people lived...

A little later I had my first encounter with conscience and duty. Being an only child, I liked to play by myself but I had to have my mother within my range of vision and hearing. One evening she had a visitor, a relative returning from Paris who had brought an exquisite embroidered dress for me. Mummy smilingly returned it saying that we now wore only handspun and handwoven material, khadi. The visitor could not understand this, and glancing at my mother's clothes - the only khadi available then was thick and rough as sacking - she could not help noticing that wherever her skin had rubbed against the sari it had become sore and red. She burst out, "l think you have all gone mad but you are an adult, and if you want to be ill, I suppose it is your business, but you certainly have no right to make the child suffer and I have brought this gift for her." "Come here, Indu," called my mother. "Aunty has brought you a foreign frock. It is very pretty and you ca...