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Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi 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. She was India's first and only female prime minister, and a central figure in Indian politics as the leader of the Indian National Congress (INC). Gandhi also served as chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) from 1983 to…
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Born 19 November 1917 · Died 31 October 1984 · Q1149
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2026· 35 entries
“Gandhi did not often discuss her gender but she involved herself in women”
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“We must be prepared for a long period of hardship and sacrifice.”
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The New Indian Express: Indira Gandhi International Airport stays among Top 15 busiest airports
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NDTV: Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport Ranked Among World's Busiest Airports, Beats Paris, Seoul And LA
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The Quint: AI-Generated Image Shared as Real One of Indira Gandhi Drinking With Yoga Guru
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The Quint rated the claim “This image authentically shows former PM Indira Gandhi drinking with yoga guru Dhirendra Brahmachari.” False.
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ArchDaily: Galería de Colegio Público Indira Gandhi / Fresneda & Zamora Arquitectura - 15
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myind.net: Authoritarian Centralisation How Indira Gandhi Dismantled UPs Congress Leadership Part 5
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Nomad Lawyer: Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Targets 125 Million Passengers by 2032 via T3 Expansion
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India Today: Fact Check: Viral photo of Indira Gandhi drinking with Dhirendra Brahmachari is AI-generated
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Jagran Josh: Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science College NEET UG 2026 Cutoff: Opening and Closing Ranks
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cntraveller.in: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport ranks as one of the busiest airports in the world
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menafn.com: BWF World Championships: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium gets a thumbs-up from players
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IndiaSportsHub: BWF World Championships 2026: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Gets Thumbs-Up From Players Ahead of New Delhi Showpiece
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Telangana Today: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium ready for BWF World Championships
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LatestLY: Sports News | BWF World Championships: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Gets a Thumbs Up from Players
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The News Mill: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium praised by players ahead of BWF World Championships 2026
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cricketnmore.com: BWF World Championships: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Gets A Thumbs-up From Players | Today Sports Match in English
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The Economic Times: Himachal CM Sukhu announces 'Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar', 'Indira Gandhi Matri Shishu Sankalp' schemes
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The News Mill: Himachal CM Sukhu launches ‘Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar’ and ‘Indira Gandhi Matri Shishu Sankalp’ schemes
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5 Dariya News: 80th Independence Day : ‘Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar’ and ‘Indira Gandhi Matri Shishu Sankalp Yojana’ to be rolled out from 2ndOctober
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HIMACHAL HEADLINES: Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar’ and ‘Indira Gandhi Matri Shishu Sankalp Yojana’ to be rolled out from 2ndOctober
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Free Press Journal: PM Modi Sets Record With 1,177 Minutes Of Red Fort Speeches, Surpasses Nehru, Indira Gandhi
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The Daily Jagran: PM Modi Surpasses Indira Gandhi, Becomes Second PM After Nehru To Deliver 13 Consecutive I-Day Addresses From Red Fort
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Mid-Day: Indira Gandhi death anniversary: Former PM's rare pictures - Mid-Day
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Times Now: Rahul’s ‘Hug Diplomacy’ Remark Backfires? BJP Counters With Indira Gandhi Pic
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The Statesman: A hug has long been part of diplomacy and personal rapport, including when Fidel Castro embraced ‘sister’ Indira Gandhi
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Indira Gandhi had also appealed to the people not to buy gold” False.
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fact checker rated the claim “An archive page of 'The Hindu' from 1967 showing Indira Gandhi's appeal not to buy gold.” False.
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Alt News rated the claim “On June 6, 1967, The Hindu newspaper published a front page appeal by Indira Gandhi to the public not to buy gold.” False.
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PTI rated the claim “The 1967 newspaper clipping claiming that Indira Gandhi urged citizens not to buy gold is real.” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “This image shows an authentic clipping of The Hindu where Indira Gandhi was seen asking people to not buy gold.” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “A newspaper clipping claims that Indira Gandhi appealed to citizens in 1967 to stop buying gold due to a foreign exchange crisis.” MISLEADING.
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NewsMobile rated the claim “Newspaper clipping suggesting former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi appealed to citizens not to buy gold in 1967” False.
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2025· 4 entries
PTI rated the claim “A viral clip claims Indira Gandhi stayed silent during an interview where she was asked about the 1975 Emergency.” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “This is an authentic video of former PM Indira Gandhi being unable to respond to a question about the Emergency.” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “The video shows Indira Gandhi looking numb and unable to answer when a journalist asked her about the 1975 Emergency.” FALSE.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows a journalist questioning Indira Gandhi whether she imposed the emergency to save democracy or to save her chair” False.
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2020· 1 entry
Was named by Time magazine among the 100 women who defined the past century as counterparts to the magazine's previous choices for Man of the Year
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2011· 1 entry
The Government of Bangladesh conferred its highest state award for non-nationals, the Bangladesh Freedom Honour posthumously on Gandhi for her "outstanding contribution" to the country's independence
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2010· 1 entry
Oxford honoured her further by selecting her as one of the ten Oxasians, illustrious Asian graduates from the University of Oxford
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1999· 1 entry
Was named "Woman of the Millennium" in an online poll organised by the BBC
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1991· 1 entry
“I am in no sense a feminist, but I believe in women being able to do everything... Given the opportunity to develop, capable Indian women have come to the top at once.”
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded Order of José Martí (1985).
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1984· 9 entries
Died 1984-10-31.
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Awarded Lenin Peace Prize (1984).
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Awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (1984).
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“My father was a statesman, I'm a political woman. My father was a saint. I'm not.”
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“I am not interested in a long life. I am not afraid of these things. I don't mind if my life goes in the service of this nation. If I die today, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.”
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Which led to India expanding the territory it effectively controlled in the disputed Kashmir region
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Following Gandhi's authorisation of Operation Meghdoot
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Career landmark: Minister of External Affairs (1984–1984).
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“There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.”
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1983· 2 entries
Earned Gold Olympic Order (1983).
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Gandhi assumed the three-year chairmanship of the organisation, succeeding Fidel Castro
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1982· 1 entry
Bhindranwale and approximately 200 armed followers moved into a guest house called the Guru Nanak Niwas near the Golden Temple
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1981· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University (1981).
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Gandhi met President Ronald Reagan for the first time at the North–South Summit held to discuss global poverty
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1980· 6 entries
As a tribute to her son's dream of launching an indigenously manufactured car, Indira Gandhi nationalised Sanjay's debt-ridden company, Maruti Udyog, for Rs
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Meant that India and ASEAN were unable to develop a viable partnership
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Initially, her younger son Sanjay had been her chosen heir, but after his death in a flying accident in June 1980, Indira Gandhi persuaded her reluctant elder son Rajiv to quit his job as a pilot and enter politics in February 1981.
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And launched the Sixth Five-Year Plan (1980–85)
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of India (1980–1984).
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Career landmark: Minister of Defence (1980–1982).
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1979· 1 entry
The government began to unravel over the issue of the dual loyalties of some members to Janata and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)—the Hindu nationalist, paramilitary organisation
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1978· 1 entry
India's relations with its neighbour reached a nadir
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1977· 1 entry
After extending the state of emergency twice, Indira Gandhi called elections to give the electorate a chance to vindicate her rule
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1976· 1 entry
With the official declaration of state socialism
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1975· 8 entries
As a move to suppress [leftist] dissent against Gandhi's policy shift to the right
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As a move to suppress dissent against Gandhi's policy shift to the right
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Career landmark: Minister of Defence (1975–1975).
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Gandhi declared the state of Jammu and Kashmir as a constituent unit of India
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After years of campaigning, Sikkim voted to join India in a referendum
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Gandhi incorporated Sikkim into India, after a referendum in which a majority of Sikkimese voted to join India
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In the name of the socialist mission of the Congress
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Led to the establishment of Islamist military regimes that sought to distance the country from India
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1974· 4 entries
That shut the railways for three weeks and became the largest industrial action in Asia
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Was viewed by Pakistani leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as an attempt to intimidate Pakistan into accepting India's hegemony in the subcontinent
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India ceded the tiny islet of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka to save Bandaranaike's socialist government from a political disaster
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Also contributed to tensions in Southeast Asia
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1972· 2 entries
Gandhi granted statehood to Meghalaya, Manipur, and Tripura while the North-East Frontier Agency was declared a union territory and renamed Arunachal Pradesh
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The government made it a point to use foreign exchange to buy US wheat commercially rather than seek resumption of food aid
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1971· 8 entries
Awarded Bharat Ratna (1971).
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On a nationalisation platform, Gandhi nationalised the coal, steel, copper, refining, cotton textiles, and insurance industries
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Void on the grounds of electoral malpractice
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And threatening gestures by the United States, to send its nuclear-armed Task Force 74 into the Bay of Bengal at the height of the East Pakistan crisis had enabled India to regain its anti-imperialist image
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Again motioned to abolish the privy purse and it was passed successfully as the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India
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To ward off perceived geopolitical threat as a result of the U
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Went to war with Pakistan in support of the independence movement and war of independence in East Pakistan, which resulted in an Indian victory, the end of the Bangladeshi genocide, and the independence of Banglades
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Her party secured its first landslide victory since her father's sweep in 1962, focusing on issues such as poverty
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1970· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Home Affairs (1970–1973).
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And Sadat's growing friendship with Riyadh, and his mounting differences with Moscow, constrained Egypt to a policy of neutrality
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1969· 4 entries
Fell out with senior Congress party leaders over several issues
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Gandhi moved to nationalise fourteen major commercial banks
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Career landmark: Minister of Finance (1969–1970).
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The fourteen largest banks in India were nationalised
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1967· 5 entries
Gandhi introduced a constitutional amendment that guaranteed the de facto use of both Hindi and English as official languages
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Headed a military conflict with China in which India repelled Chinese incursions into the Himalayas
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“China continues to maintain an attitude of hostility towards us and spares no opportunity to malign us and to carry on anti-Indian propaganda not only against the Indian Government but the whole way of our democratic functioning.”
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A military conflict alongside the border of the Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, then an Indian protectorate, broke out between India and China
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Career landmark: Minister of External Affairs (1967–1969).
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1966· 2 entries
Gandhi accepted the demands of the Akalis to reorganise Punjab on linguistic lines
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of India (1966–1977).
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1965· 2 entries
As Indian aggression, the Shah had launched an effort at rapprochement with India in 1969 as part of his effort to secure support for a larger Iranian role in the Persian Gulf
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Along with a drought-induced food crisis that spawned famines, had plunged India into the sharpest recession since independence
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1964· 4 entries
Career landmark: member of Rajya Sabha (1964–1984).
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Was appointed a member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house) and served in Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's cabinet as Minister of Information and Broadcasting
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Appointed her minister of information and broadcasting in his government; the same year she was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament
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Career landmark: Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1964–1966).
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1959· 1 entry
Played a part in the dissolution of the communist-led Kerala state government as then-president of the Indian National Congress, otherwise a ceremonial position to which she was elected earlier that year
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1942· 1 entry
She married Feroze Gandhi at the age of 25, in 1942.
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1937· 1 entry
Studied at Somerville College (1937).
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1930· 1 entry
The Nehru family donated the mansion to the Indian National Congress and renamed it Swaraj Bhavan (meaning abode of freedom)
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1917· 1 entry
Born 1917-11-19.
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