World Leaders Biography

The Book of Nature When you and I are together, you often ask me questions about many things and I try to answer them. Now that you are at Mussoorie and I am in Allahabad we cannot have these talks. I am therefore going to write to you from time to time short accounts of the story of our earth and the many countries, great and small, into which it is divided. You have read a little about English history and Indian history. But England is only a little island and India, though a big country, is only a small part of the earth’s surface. If we want to know something about the story of this world of ours we must think of all the countries and all the peoples that have inhabited it, and not merely of one little country where we may have been born. How Early History was Written In my letter to you yesterday, I pointed out that we have to study the early story of the earth from the book of nature. The book consists of everything that you see around you—the rocks and mountains ...

“Indira: A Life Of Courage” brings to fore the charismatic and vulnerable side of the country’s first woman Prime Minister When Ivanka Trump, daughter and advisor to the US President Donald Trump, landed in Hyderabad for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, memories of another father-daughter combo rushed through the mind. In the ‘50s, media was flushed with images of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi working in tandem. In fact, she was the personal assistant and hostess when Pandit Nehru was the Prime Minister. This bond comes through in an ongoing exhibition of photographs at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum. In one of the iconic photographs, we see her with Pandit Nehru at Penang in Malaysia. “She accompanied him when he campaigned there to raise donations, underlining her role in the Freedom Movement,” says Deepthi Sasidharan, who along with Pramod Kumar K.G. of Ekta Research, has curated the exhibition. They have picked 300 images from a collection of 90,000, captur...

It is for the people to judge who is truly patriotic and oppose all forces, whether inside or outside, which oppose the unity of the country. 15th-16th June 1971 Artists and Writers, teachers and students- the nation looks to them to defend our ideals and to keep high our morale. 4th December 1971  Aggression must be met, and the people of India will meet it with fortitude and determination and with discipline and utmost unity.  4th December 1971 Nothing worthwhile is achieved without effort and hard work. 8th January 1967 It is our special pride that all the major religions of the world live and thrive in India. 23rd December 1972 The more one does, the more one attempts, the more one is capable of doing Peace, like freedom and progress is indivisible 13th November 1968 Communalism is an evil which divides man and fragments society; it goes against our very genius and cultural heritage. It holds a threat to the unity and integrity ...

Indira Gandhi was India's third prime minister, serving from 1966 until 1984, when her life ended in assassination. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister. Birth Since the 1800s, the Nehru household exhibited a mix of Indian and western cultures with close connections to the British. Indira’s grandfather, Motilal Nehru was a prominent and wealthy lawyer in Allahabad. He preferred the English language, wore expensive suits, enjoyed western cuisines and was not religious. His wife, Swarup Rani, on the other hand, was very traditional and a devout Hindu. The family moved to a lavish English style mansion called Anand Bhawan in 1900. On 8th February, 1916 Indira’s parents got married. Her father, Jawaharlal Nehru was 26 and her mother, Kamala Nehru was 17 at that time.  In the following year, on 19th November, 1917 Kamala gave birth. The Scotsman who delivered the baby announced, “It’s a bonnie lassie, sir”. And thus, Indira Gandhi wa...

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was born in the Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh on November 19, 1917. She was daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, an imperative figure in the India's Freedom Movement, a step committed to the change of culture inside the country. Later she turned into India's first PM. As a result of political convictions, Nehru, alongside with his family, was frequently imprisoned for supporting Mohandas Gandhi's (1869–1948) freedom Movement. Mohandas Gandhi opposed the rule of Great Britain over India. This move set Indira at the focal point of India's battle for independence. India observes National Integration Day or Quami Ekta Divas which falls on November 19, each year, being Indira Gandhi's birth day. It recognizes the toil, tears, blood and delight of the first lady PM of India, Indira Gandhi. India Gandhi remained PM of India for amost fifteen and a half years. Life of India Gandhi is seen to be entirely committed towards the nation.  The Nationa...

Indira Gandhi was 3rd Prime Minister of India. She added several things for development of India in many areas which include Economic system, Armed forces, Scientific developments, External Policy, Farming etc. Indira Gandhi was the only daughter of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the 1st Prime Minister of India. She was born on 19th November of 1917. In 1966, she evolved into Prime Minster of India.  In the beginning referred to as 'reserved lady' by her oppositions, she became an enormously dashing Prime Minister, who started to take challenging actions for the over-all growth of India. India ended up being a strong nation in her reign. She was the most powerful prime minister of India. Several Milestones achieved by Indira Gandhi during her rule are listed below. Banks Nationalisation In 1969, Indira Gandhi nationalized fourteen largest privately owned Banks in India. With nationalization, the Banking institutions turned to Governmental Banks. During the time of nat...

Indira Gandhi, daughter of Jawahar Lal Nehru and Kamla Nehru, was born in 1917. Motilal Nehru, Grandfather of Indira Gandhi on her birth said that her Grand daughter would lead over the country some day. She became Prime Minister of India in 1966 and was named as Iron Lady of India because of her strict behaviour.Her iron-fisted approach in dealing with conflicts with the neighbouring countries and strong foreign policy made her one of the most-admired figure among world leaders.The folowing video explains the early days of Indira Gandhi and her views and perception towards politics. See More Videos here: http://indiragandhi.in/philosophy/videos/