Indira GandhiPersonal detailsBornIndira Priyadarshini Nehru(1917-11-19)19 November 1917Allahabad, Agra and Oudh, British RajDied31 October 1984(1984-10-31) (aged 66)New Delhi, IndiaCause of deathAssassinationPartyIndian National Congress (1938–1969)Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) (1969–1978)Indian National Congress (Indira) (1978–1984)SpouseFeroze Gandhi(m.1942; died 1960)ChildrenRajivSanjayParentsJawaharlal NehruKamala NehruRelativesNehru–Gandhi familyEducationVisva-Bharati University (dropped out) Somerville College, Oxford (dropped out)AwardsSee belowSignatureGandhi on India–United States relationsRecorded 29 July 1982Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (néeNehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian stateswoman who twice served as the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
1971 Indian general electionResults by constituencyGeneral elections were held in India between 1 and 10 March 1971 to elect members of the fifthLok Sabha. They were the fifth general elections since independence in 1947. Members were elected from 518 single-seat constituencies.
Five-Year Plans of IndiaThe Five-Year Plans of India were a series of national development programmes implemented by the Government of India from 1951 to 2017. Inspired by the Soviet model, these plans aimed to promote balanced economic growth, reduce poverty and modernise key sectors such as agriculture, industry, infrastructure and education.
Economic policy of the Indira Gandhi governmentPrime Minister of India1966–1977, 1980–1984FamilyEarly life and educationElectoral historyPublic imageAssassinationAwards and honoursMemorialEponymsPremiershipRajya Sabha elections1966General elections1967197119771980Union Council of MinistersIndira IIndira IIIndira IIIIndira IVRajya SabhaUttar PradeshLok SabhaFourthFifthSeventhDomestic PolicyEconomic PolicyForeign PolicyInternational tripsConstitutional amendments21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th31st32nd33rd34th35th36th37th38th39th40th41st42nd45th46th47th48th49th50th51stNational policyLegislationCOFEPOSAEnemy Property Act, 1968The Gold (Control) Act, 1968IMDTMISANPENorth-Eastern Reorganisation ActPrivy PurseTreaties and accordsDelhi AgreementIndira–Sheikh AccordShimla AgreementSirima–Gandhi PactMissions and projectsOperation Blue StarOperation FloodOperation Lal DoraOperation SteeplechaseOperation Sundown1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendumSamjhauta ExpressSmiling BuddhaControversiesEmergencyBaroda dynamite caseState of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj NarainTurkman gateRiots and attacks1966 anti-cow slaughter agitation1974 railway strike in India1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum1980 Moradabad riotsInsurgency in PunjabAirbus hijackingGallery: Picture, Sound, VideoThe economic policy of the Indira Gandhi premiership was characterized by moderate tax increases on higher income Indians, bank nationalisation, and the green revolution.
Poverty reductionPoverty reduction, poverty relief, or poverty alleviation is a set of measures, both economic and humanitarian, that are intended to permanently lift people out of poverty. Measures, like those promoted by Henry George in his economics classic Progress and Poverty, are those that raise, or are intended to raise, ways of enabling the poor to create wealth for themselves as a conduit of ending poverty forever.
SloganA slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a clan or a political, commercial, religious, or other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose, with the goal of persuading members of the public or a more defined target group. The Oxford Dictionary of English defines a slogan as "a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising". A slogan usually has the attributes of being memorable, very concise and appealing to the audience.
Indian National CongressThe Indian National Congress (INC), also known as the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a big tent political party in India. It is India's oldest political party and is widely regarded as one of the world's oldest continuously active political parties, outside Europe and North America. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa.
New DelhiNew Delhi is a city and the capital city of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan (Presidential Palace), Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House), and the Supreme Court. New Delhi is a municipality within the NCT, administered by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas.
Literal translationLiteral translation, direct translation, word-for-word translation, word-by-word translation, or word-to-word translation is the translation of a text done by translating each word separately without analysing how the words are used together in a phrase or sentence. In translation theory, another term for literal translation is metaphrase (as opposed to paraphrase for an analogous translation).
Caste system in IndiaIn India, social classification based on caste has its origin in ancient times. It was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern India, especially in the aftermath of the collapse of the Mughal Empire and the establishment of the British Raj.
HindiModern Standard Hindi (Hindi: आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, romanised: Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of the government of India, and is the lingua franca for most of the northern half of India.
All India Democratic Women's AssociationAll India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) is a women's organisation committed to achieving democracy, equality and women's emancipation. It has an organisational presence in 23 states in India, with a current membership of more than 11 million. About two-thirds of the organisation's strength is derived from poor rural and urban women. It was founded in 1981 as a national level mass organisation of women.
AdivasiVaried tribal groups in the Indian subcontinentDance of the Kurukh people, a tribe in eastern IndiaThe Adivasi (also spelled Adibasi) are the heterogeneous tribal groups across the Indian subcontinent. The term Adivasi, a 20th-century construct meaning "ancient inhabitants", is now widely used as a self-designation by many of the communities who are officially recognised as "Scheduled Tribes" in India and as "Ethnic minorities" in Bangladesh.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.