Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi (Priyadarshini), was born in Allahabad (U.P.) , on November 19, 1917, in a prosperous family. She was the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. Both her father and grandmother were involved in the freedom struggle of India, and this made a strong impression on the mind of little Indira. When Indira was just 13 years old, she organised a ‘Monkey Army’ which proved her intention to fight for the independence of her motherland. Indira Gandhi was educated at different places; Pune, Shantiniketan, Switzerland and England. She attended Viswa-Bharati University, West Bengal, and the University of Oxford. In 1942, she was married to Feroze Gandhi, a fellow member of the National Congress Party. Two sons were born to her – Rajiv Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi. Indira Gandhi joined the Congress Party in 1938, and took part in the freedom movement. She was a member of the working committee of the ruli